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Question
State the types (or kinds) of lever, and give two examples of each kind.
Solution
There are three kinds of the lever, depending upon the different positions of the load, fulcrum and the effort.
Type I: When fulcrum is in the middle.
Type II: When the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.
Type III: When the effort lies between the fulcrum and load.
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