no. a catapult is a class-3-lever not a class-1-lever.
The catapult is a 1st class lever
1 st.
Class 1 lever
Class 1.
A paint brush is a 3rd class lever.
1st class lever3rd class lever
Class 3 Lever! You Don't even know that!
Answer #1:It is a third class lever.=====================Answer #2:It is a second class lever.
lever
first class lever
You use class 1 lever to overcome sprig tension. Then a class 3 lever holds the clothes.
Class-III Lever . . . MA always less than 1. Class-II Lever. . . . MA always more than 1. Class-I Lever . . . . MA can be 1, more than 1, or less than 1.