Which class of lever will always have MA >1gt;1 and why?

ICSE Class 10 Physics 2017 Solved Paper - Question 5

Question : 5 of 65

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Which class of lever will always have MA

>1

and why?

Solution:

Class II lever has MA always greater than 1.
For a lever,

M A=\;{\;\text " Effort arm "\;}/{\;\text " Load arm "\;}

In class II lever, load lies between the fulcurm and the effort. So its effort arm is always more than the load arm. Thus its MA > 1 .

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