The axe blade is in the form of a wedge, and it is attached to the axe handle which is a type of lever.
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The axe head is a wedge, which is really two inclined planes. The handle is a lever with the fulcrum at the base, load at the end (the head) and force somewhere in between depending on where you place you're hands.
The ax is a wedge.
leverwedge (a special case of the inclined plane)
Yes, it is a wedge, a simple machine.
An axe is an example of the simple machine class known as a wedge
The axe is a wedge, so it is a form of inclined plane.
Yes, an axe is a simple machine. The axehead is called a wedge, or two incline planes put together to make a sharp edge.
The difference is in the shape of the head of the ax.
Handle, head and edge are the parts of a hand ax.