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Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 3
   Fire tongs is an example of third class lever.
   MA = 
   
	   
		   
			   Effort Arm  
		   
		   
			    Load Arm

Posted at: Tue Feb 9 11:56:46 2010 (GMT)

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From: abirghosh050793Reply 1 of 1Reply
Subject: Contributed Answer/Explanation to Q. 3
   Fire tongs is an example of third class lever.
   <p>
   MA = Effort Arm / Load Arm
   </p>
   <p>
   For a third class lever, effort is in between fulcrum and load, so,
   </p>
   <p>
   Effort arm < Load arm
   </p>
   <p>
   => MA < 1
   </p>

Posted at: Tue Feb 9 11:58:09 2010 (GMT)

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