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7.1 What Is Force
7.1 What Is Force
scissors
Bottle openers
Pliers
staplers
Nut cracker
Wheelbarrows
•A lever enables a small effort to
overcome a large load.
•The long stick is called the lever.
Effort (E)
Fulcrum (F)
Load (L)
Effort (E)
Fulcrum (F)
Load (L)
E = which is the force exerted by the boy.
F = which is the fixed point where the lever
turns about.
L = which is the force from the large rock which
must be overcome.
P
Q
load
load
fulcrum
E E
E
F
Nut cracker
L
Wheelbarrows
effort
Third class lever
fulcrum
•The effort is
between the fulcrum
and the effort.
load •The load and the
effort act in the
opposite direction.
Advantages
E
F
L
-ICE TONG
L
-FORE-ARM
Fishing rod
effort
fulcrum
fulcrum
load
load
fulcrum
load
The Principle of a first class lever.
Load Effort
arm arm
load effort
fulcrum
Effort
arm
load
fulcrum effort
Load
arm
Load
arm
effort
fulcrum
effort load
arm
80cm
2N effort
30cm
What effort is required to keep the lever in a
horizontal position?
Effort X effort arm = load X load arm
Effort X (80 – 30) = 2 X 30
Effort = 2 X 30 = 1.2N
50
Worked example 2 effort
1m 4N
load 60cm
Effort = 12 N
9N
80cm
At what distance from the fulcrum must the
effort act to maintain the lever in a horizontal
position?
Effort X effort arm = load X load arm
12 X E = 9 X 80
E = 9 X 80 = 60cm
12
The moment of force
1.When we open a door or use a spanner
to loosen a nut, we are applying a force
that causes a turning effect to accomplish
the desired task.
2. The turning effect is called the moment
of force.
3.The moment of force is the product of
the force and the perpendicular distance
from the fulcrum to the force.
d Force
Moment of force (Nm)= force (N) X
perpendicular distance (m)