ICSE Class 10 Answered
Between pliers and scissors, which one has mechnaical advantsge less than one?
Asked by jaiswalsindhuli717 | 23 Sep, 2018, 03:49: PM
Expert Answer
Both scissors and pliers belongs to the same class which is class 1 lever.
Mechanical advantage is given by,
For scissor, the lever is as follows:
Thus, from figure we can say that effort arm is less than load arm.
Thus, mechanical advantage is less than 1.
While for pliers, the figure for lever is as follows:
From the above figure, effort arm is greater than load arm.
Thus, mechanical advantage is greater than 1.
Answered by Shiwani Sawant | 24 Sep, 2018, 12:00: PM
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