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A fire tongs has arms 20 cm long. Its is used to lift a coal of weight 1.5 kgf by applying an effort at a distance 15 cm from the fulcrum. Find: (i) the mechanical advantage of fire tongs and (ii) the effort needed. |
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Answer» Fire tongs has its arms =20 cm Effort arm = 15 cm Load arm =20 cm (i) Mechanical advantage M.A = Effort arm/Load arm = 15/20 = 0.75 (ii) Effort = Load/M.A = 1.5/0.75 = 2.0 kgf |
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