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A lever is shown. Identify the type of lever. Calculate its mechanical advantage. ICSE 2024 Specimen Physics Solved Question Paper.

(a) Identify the type of lever.

(b) Calculate its mechanical advantage.

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(a) It is a class III lever.

(b) Mechanical advantage = effort armload arm\dfrac{\text{effort arm}}{\text{load arm}} = 0.10.1+0.4\dfrac{0.1}{0.1 + 0.4}

=0.10.5=15=0.2= \dfrac{0.1}{0.5} \\[1em] = \dfrac{1}{5} \\[1em] = 0.2

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