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LEVER:

 First Class Lever:

A 1st class lever is a lever with its Fulcrum in between the Effort and the Load. An example is the scissors and a roller coasters and glow sticks!  A hint to remember:

JUST REMEMBER FLE 123 1= fulcrum in the middle 2=Load in the middle 3=Effort

 

A Class-I lever is a lever set up like a see-saw ... with the effort and
the load located at opposite ends, and the pivot between them.

 

 

A lever is a machine consisting of a beam or rigid rod pivoted at a fixed hinge, or fulcrum. A lever is a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself.  A lever amplifies an input force to provide a greater output force, which is said to provide leverage.  There are 3 class levers: 1st, 2nd, & 3rd.

Second Class Lever:

A Class-II lever has the effort  at the other end, and the load is in the middle, just like a wheel barrow.

Third Class Lever:

A Class-III lever, the load is at the other end, and the effort is in the middle. An example of this would be A shovel.

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