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tooth brush is not a lever,because it has no fixed fulcrum from which one can separate the load arm and the effort arm.
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Is a toothbrush a simple machine?
I wouldn't call it that. It's more like a lever. You hold one end of the toothbrush and the other end of the lever is the bristled working end against the teeth and gums. As the fulcrum is on the working end, there is no mechanical advantage for the toothbrush lever.
What kind of simple machine is a toothbrush?
A toothbrush is not a simple machine, it does not work on the principle of levers, effort, and load. It's not a machine at all in mathematical terms. A "machine" is that which performs "work", i.e. transfers or converts energy. You arm moving the toothbrush is a machine by this definition, however.
Is a toothbrush a lever or wedge simple machine?
A tooth is not a lever. A tooth could be part of the lever formed by the jaw. A tooth could be a wedge.
What other kind of machine is a special kind of lever?
wedge is another simple machine kind of lever
How do you put toothpaste on a toothbrush?
wow what kind of question is this??
What kind of lever is a can of paint?
it is a 2nd class lever
Can opener is what kind of a lever?
it is a 2nd class lever
What kind of simple machine is a prying bar?
Lever.
What kind of lever is scissors and pliers?
First class lever.
What kind of lever is paint can opener?
it is a 2nd class lever
What kind of lever is grass cutter?
Fist class lever
What kind of machine?
lever
