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If the object is of the same width and tapers from thick to thin, it may be a wedge.

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A is thick on one end and tapers to a thin edge at th other end?

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A wedge is a modified inclined plane that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other. It functions by converting a force applied parallel to the thick end into a force perpendicular to the thin edge, allowing it to split objects apart.


What is thick in the middle an thin in thin at the edge?

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A device that is thick at one end and tapers to a thin edge at the other end is an?

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What do you call the thin and thick part of the crust?

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Why is it called sharp?

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What is a lens that is thin in the middle and thick at the edge is it convex?

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