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A lever is a simple machine that allows mechanical force to be exerted using a varying distance. Typically, the lever allows the use of a smaller force across a greater distance in the place of a larger force over a smaller distance.

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What a lever does?

A lever is a simple machine that uses variable distance to multiply force, or to redirect existing forces. With a lever, the force exerted by gravity on a weight can be used to lift another weight. By varying the distance between a lever's ends and its fulcrum, a heavy object can be lifted a short distance by a smaller force moving a longer distance.


Can a force produce a torque when there is no lever arm?

no because to get a torque you must multiply lever arm by force. If lever is zero, then torque is zero


How do you calculate the work input of a lever?

To calculate the work input of a lever, you can use the formula: work input = effort force x effort distance. The effort force is the force applied to the lever, and the effort distance is the distance the effort force acts over. Multiply these values to find the work input.


What are the things that are belongs to lever?

Some things that belong to a lever include a fulcrum (the pivot point), an effort force (the force applied to move the lever), a load force (the resistance being moved), and the lever arm (the distance between the fulcrum and where the forces are applied). Lever examples include a seesaw, crowbar, and a pair of scissors.


Is a third class lever a force mulitplier or distance mulitplier?

Levers are used to multiply the mechanical force applied to a load.


What two jobs does a lever do?

A lever is used to turn on a circuit A lever is also used to turn off a circuit


What do you get when you multiply effort force by the effort arm distance?

In physics, moment is a combination of a physical quantity, like force, and a distance. For example, a moment of force is the product of of a force and its distance from an axis, which causes rotation about the axis.


What could multiply force greater a wedge or a lever?

lever


How do you measure the effort distance in a lever?

The effort distance in a lever is measured from the point where the effort force is applied to the fulcrum. It is the distance over which the effort force acts to move the lever. By measuring this distance, you can calculate the mechanical advantage of the lever.


How is a pulley and a lever alike?

A pulley and a lever are both simple machines that help to make work easier by changing the direction or magnitude of a force. They both utilize the principle of mechanical advantage to multiply force or distance.


What is the input distance for a lever?

The input distance for a lever is the distance from where the input force is applied to the fulcrum (pivot point). This distance determines the mechanical advantage of the lever, with longer input distances providing greater leverage.


What is another word for fulcrum?

The fulcrum is the support about which a lever pivots.The fulcrum is the pivot point in a lever (or other simple machines ) to either multiply the mechanical force (effort) that can be applied to another object or resistance force (load), or multiply the distance and speed at which the opposite end of the rigid object travels. =]