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प्रश्न
What is a first-order lever?
उत्तर
When the fulcrum is between the effort and the load,
it is known as the Class I lever.
Example: scissors, pliers, seesaw.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which class of lever will always have MA > 1 and why?
Give one example of a class I lever where mechanical advantage is more than one ?
Draw a diagram of a lever which is always used as a force multiplier. How is the effort arm related to the load arm in such a lever?
The lever for which the mechanical advantage is less than 1 has :
A man uses a crowbar of length 1.5 m to raise a load of 75 kgf by putting a sharp edge below the bar at a distance 1 m from his hand.
- Draw a diagram of the arrangement showing the fulcrum (F), load (L) and effort (E) with their directions.
- State the kind of lever.
- Calculate:
- load arm,
- effort arm,
- mechanical advantage and
- the effort needed.
Which type of levers have mechanical advantage always more than 1? Give reasons.
The following belong to which class of lever?
A pair of scissors
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
A crowbar of length 100 cm is used to lift a load of 5 kgf. It has its fulcrum at a distance of 20 cm from the load. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of a crowbar and,
(ii) the effort applied at the other end.
A lever is used to multiply the force.
