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    The document discusses levers and their components. A lever includes a rigid bar (the lever) that rotates around a fixed point called the fulcrum. The lever is divided into an effort arm, where force is applied, and a resistance arm, which applies the opposing force. There are three classes of levers - first class has the fulcrum between the effort and resistance arms, second class has the resistance arm between the effort and fulcrum, and third class has the effort arm between the resistance and fulcrum. Levers can multiply force, change the direction of force application, or magnify speed and distance of movement. The mechanical advantage of a lever is the number of times it multiplies the applied

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    The document discusses levers and their components. A lever includes a rigid bar (the lever) that rotates around a fixed point called the fulcrum. The lever is divided into an effort arm, where force is applied, and a resistance arm, which applies the opposing force. There are three classes of levers - first class has the fulcrum between the effort and resistance arms, second class has the resistance arm between the effort and fulcrum, and third class has the effort arm between the resistance and fulcrum. Levers can multiply force, change the direction of force application, or magnify speed and distance of movement. The mechanical advantage of a lever is the number of times it multiplies the applied

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    The document discusses levers and their components. A lever includes a rigid bar (the lever) that rotates around a fixed point called the fulcrum. The lever is divided into an effort arm, where force is applied, and a resistance arm, which applies the opposing force. There are three classes of levers - first class has the fulcrum between the effort and resistance arms, second class has the resistance arm between the effort and fulcrum, and third class has the effort arm between the resistance and fulcrum. Levers can multiply force, change the direction of force application, or magnify speed and distance of movement. The mechanical advantage of a lever is the number of times it multiplies the applied

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    LEVERS

    ~ Archimedes
    Introducing The Lever
    A lever includes a stiff structure (the lever) that
    rotates around a fixed point called the fulcrum.


    fulcrum
    Lever A bar that is free to move about a
    fixed point
    Parts of a lever
    Fulcrum The fixed point of a lever
    Effort Arm The part of the lever that the effort
    force is applied to (measured from the fulcrum to
    the point at which the force is applied)
    Resistance Arm The part of the lever that applies
    the resistance force (measured from the fulcrum to
    the center of the resistance force)

    Anatomy of the lever
    Fulcrum point around which the lever
    rotates
    Input Force Force exerted ON the lever
    Output Force Force exerted BY the lever

    Levers and the human body
    Your body contains
    muscles attached to
    bones in ways that
    act as levers.
    Here the biceps
    muscle attached in
    front of the elbow
    opposes the
    muscles in the
    forearm.
    Can you think of other muscle
    levers in your body?
    Eureka - Levers
    Three Classes of Levers
    First Class - fulcrum
    between Input and output
    Second Class output
    between fulcrum and input
    Third Class input
    between fulcrum and
    output
    First Class Levers See-Saw Levers
    1
    st
    Class Lever - The fulcrum is located between the
    effort arm and the resistance arm.
    First class levers can multiply force and distance.

    Examples: scissors, see-saw, hammers claws, pliers, etc

    2
    nd
    Class Levers Wheelbarrow Levers
    2
    nd
    Class Lever - resistance is located
    between the effort arm and the fulcrum.
    These levers multiply the force but the
    direction stays the same.
    Example: wheelbarrow, stapler, bottle
    opener, finger nail clippers, nut cracker

    3
    rd
    Class Lever - The effort force is located
    between the fulcrum and the resistance.
    The effort arm is always shorter than the
    resistance arm so it cannot multiply the
    force and the MA is always less than 1.
    Examples: rake, hockey stick, broom, shovel,
    fishing pole, tweezers, tongs
    3
    rd
    Class Levers - Tweezers
    Mechanical Advantage
    What do simple machines do for
    us anyway?
    There are four ways that a machine
    helps us to do work.
    Transfers our effort force from one
    place to another.
    Ex: seesaw
    Multiplies your effort force.
    Ex: crowbar
    Magnifies speed and distance.
    Ex: baseball bat
    Changes the direction of the force.
    Ex: pulley on the flagpole
    Mechanical Advantage
    The number of times a machine multiplies
    your effort force.
    Example: If you push on the handle of a car
    jack with a force of 30 lbs and the jack lifts a
    3000 lb car, what is the jacks mechanical
    advantage?
    The jack multiplies your effort force by 100
    times.
    There are 2 types of mechanical advantage.
    IMA Ideal mechanical
    advantage.
    This is the number of
    times a machine is
    designed to multiply your
    effort force.
    It is based on
    measurements of the
    machine.
    Ignores friction
    AMA Actual mechanical
    advantage
    This is the number of
    times the machine
    actually multiplies your
    effort force.
    AMA = resistance
    force/effort force.
    Includes the effects of
    friction

    IMA is always greater than AMA.
    By using the length of the effort arm and
    the resistance arm you can find the ideal
    mechanical advantage.

    Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) What the
    mechanical advantage of a machine would be
    if there were no energy lost due to friction

    IMA = length of effort arm = le
    . length of resist arm lr


    DESIGN PROCEDURE FOR
    HAND AND FOOT LEVER

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