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levers are classified by the locations of the input and output forces relatively to the fulcrum
The input force or the effort on a pair of scissors would be the force applied by your hands on the handles. The output force or load would be the blades of the pair of scissors.
The applied force to the end of the handle is the input force and the output force is when the broom sweeps over the floor.
first class lever. Why? because it is in the order of output force-fulcrum-input force. output force ______________________________ input force fulcrum
The applied force to the end of the handle is the input force and the output force is when the broom sweeps over the floor.
Assuming the input side of the lever remains the same length, the reduction in distance you specify will reduce the input effort needed. If the input and output lengths from the fulcrum are respectively L and l (small 'L') long, and the input and output forces are respectivelyf and F, then Lf = lF So to maintain that algebraicequality, reducing l will increase F for the same values of L and f.
That's a Class-1 lever, where the input and output are on opposite sides of the fulcrum.
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An input force is what force you act upon a machine. The output is what it does for you in return.
first class lever
2nd class
It is a second class lever.One example is the wheelbarrow - the wheel is the fulcrum, the input force is at the handles where you lift and push, and the output force is what's carried in the wheelbarrow.