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    First class levers have the fulcrum located between the effort arm and resistance arm. This allows first class levers to multiply both force and distance. Examples include seesaws, scissors, and hammer claws. Second class levers have the resistance located between the effort arm and fulcrum, multiplying force but keeping direction the same. Wheelbarrows and bottle openers are second class levers. Third class levers have the effort located between the fulcrum and resistance, so the effort arm is always shorter and cannot multiply force, giving a mechanical advantage of less than one. Tweezers and fishing poles are examples of third class levers.

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    First class levers have the fulcrum located between the effort arm and resistance arm. This allows first class levers to multiply both force and distance. Examples include seesaws, scissors, and hammer claws. Second class levers have the resistance located between the effort arm and fulcrum, multiplying force but keeping direction the same. Wheelbarrows and bottle openers are second class levers. Third class levers have the effort located between the fulcrum and resistance, so the effort arm is always shorter and cannot multiply force, giving a mechanical advantage of less than one. Tweezers and fishing poles are examples of third class levers.

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    First Class Levers - "See-Saw" Levers

    Uploaded by

    Sanjay Kumawat
    First class levers have the fulcrum located between the effort arm and resistance arm. This allows first class levers to multiply both force and distance. Examples include seesaws, scissors, and hammer claws. Second class levers have the resistance located between the effort arm and fulcrum, multiplying force but keeping direction the same. Wheelbarrows and bottle openers are second class levers. Third class levers have the effort located between the fulcrum and resistance, so the effort arm is always shorter and cannot multiply force, giving a mechanical advantage of less than one. Tweezers and fishing poles are examples of third class levers.

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    FIRST CLASS LEVERS

    FIRST CLASS LEVERS SEE-SAW LEVERS


    1st Class Lever - The fulcrum is located between
    the effort arm and the resistance arm.
    First class levers can multiply force and distance
    Examples: scissors, see-saw, hammers claws, pliers, etc

    L2 effort arm > L1- load arm


    Mechanical advantage is more than one

    FIRST CLASS LEVERS

    SECOND CLASS
    LEVERS
    2ND CLASS LEVERS WHEELBARROW LEVERS

    2nd Class Lever - resistance is located between


    the effort arm and the fulcrum. These levers
    multiply the force but the direction stays the
    same.
    Example: wheelbarrow, stapler, bottle opener,
    finger nail clippers, nut cracker

    L2 effort arm > L1- load arm


    Mechanical advantage is more than one

    SECOND CLASS
    LEVERS

    THIRD CLASS
    LEVERS

    3RD CLASS LEVERS - TWEEZERS


    3rd Class Lever - The effort force is located between
    the fulcrum and the resistance.
    The effort arm is
    always shorter than the resistance arm so it cannot
    multiply the force and the MA is always less than 1.
    Examples: rake, hockey stick, broom, shovel, fishing pole,
    tweezers, tongs
    Not recommended in
    engineering practice

    L2 effort arm < L1- load arm


    Mechanical advantage is less than one

    THIRD CLASS
    LEVERS

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