You probably mean the two CLASSES of simple machines.
There are six simple machines:
Inclined Plane
Wedge
Screw
Pulley
Wheel
Lever
The two classes of simple machines are:
1. The simple machines that deal with vector quantities like velocity and force
(the inclined plane, the wedge and the screw).
2. The simple machines that deal with torque (the force to rotate an object around an axis, pivot, etc.) like the pulley, the wheel, the lever.
You would think a screw falls into the torque class, but it's classified as a helical inclined plane.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_are_the_two_classification_of_simple_machines#ixzz1mZkiS0qr
What are three simple machines that are basically the same?
The scissor style jack contains only two simple machines: the screw and the lever.
A complex machine.
When simple machines work together, that forms a compound machine.
A see-saw is a type of lever. Levers are simple machines. When you put two or more simple machines together, you get a compound machine. == ==
The two simple machines are a lever and a fulcrum.
What are three simple machines that are basically the same?
No. It's a compound machine made of two simple machines: lever and wheel & axle.
compoud machine
The two reasons why people use simple machines are because they make things easier to pull and lift.
simple machines are put together by connecting. for example, in cars. simple machines work together by putting their strength
compound machine
coumpound machine
A compound machine.
Lever and a weel
The scissor style jack contains only two simple machines: the screw and the lever.
A compound machine is a machine that consists of more than one simple machine. Some compound machines consist of just two simple machines. You can read below about two examples—the wheelbarrow and corkscrew. Other compound machines, such as bicycles, consist of many simple machines.