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    The document discusses simple machines and describes the three main types of levers. It defines a lever as a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point called a fulcrum. When a force called effort is applied, it can overcome another force called a load. There are three types of levers - first class levers have the fulcrum between the effort and load, second class levers have the effort between the fulcrum and load, and third class levers have the load between the effort and fulcrum. The moment of a force depends on its size and perpendicular distance from the fulcrum, and the lever law states that the load multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum equals the effort multiplied

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    The document discusses simple machines and describes the three main types of levers. It defines a lever as a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point called a fulcrum. When a force called effort is applied, it can overcome another force called a load. There are three types of levers - first class levers have the fulcrum between the effort and load, second class levers have the effort between the fulcrum and load, and third class levers have the load between the effort and fulcrum. The moment of a force depends on its size and perpendicular distance from the fulcrum, and the lever law states that the load multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum equals the effort multiplied

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    The document discusses simple machines and describes the three main types of levers. It defines a lever as a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point called a fulcrum. When a force called effort is applied, it can overcome another force called a load. There are three types of levers - first class levers have the fulcrum between the effort and load, second class levers have the effort between the fulcrum and load, and third class levers have the load between the effort and fulcrum. The moment of a force depends on its size and perpendicular distance from the fulcrum, and the lever law states that the load multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum equals the effort multiplied

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    The document discusses simple machines and describes the three main types of levers. It defines a lever as a rigid bar that turns around a fixed point called a fulcrum. When a force called effort is applied, it can overcome another force called a load. There are three types of levers - first class levers have the fulcrum between the effort and load, second class levers have the effort between the fulcrum and load, and third class levers have the load between the effort and fulcrum. The moment of a force depends on its size and perpendicular distance from the fulcrum, and the lever law states that the load multiplied by its distance from the fulcrum equals the effort multiplied

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    SIMPLE MACHINES

    LEVER

    1. Simple lever consists of a rigid rod or bar which is free to turn about a fixed point
    called the fulcrum.

    2. This rod turns when a force called the effort is applied to overcome another force
    called the load.

    3. Figure 3 shows the three parts of a simple lever. They are effort (E), the load (L)
    and the fulcrum (F).

    TYPES OF LEVER
    FIRST CLASS LEVER

    EXAMPLES OF FIRST CLASS LEVER

    T
    YPES OF LEVER

    SECOND CLASS LEVER

    EXAMPLES OF SECOND CLASS LEVER


    TYPES OF LEVER

    THIRD CLASS LEVER

    EXAMPLES OF THIRD CLASS LEVER

    J
    J
    THE MOMENT OF A FORCE

    The moment of a force is the turning effect of force. It depends on ;

    (a) the size of the force applied


    (b) the perpendicular distance from the line of action on the force to the fulcrum

    Formula for calculating the moment ;

    Moment of a force = Force (N) x Perpendicular distance from the pivot to the force (m)

    LEVER LAW

    Load (L) x Distance of load = Effort (E) x Distance of effort


    from the fulcrum (l) from the fulcrum (e)

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