Question

A lever of second-order can be used as vegetable cutter

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

1. Second-order lever: The load is situated between the fulcrum and the effort.
2. Load arm is always less than the effort arm. Thus, always less effort is required to move heavy objects.
3. Mechanical advantage is always more than 1.
4. Ex: Wheelbarrow, Staplers, Doors or gates, Bottle openers, Nutcracker, etc.

Hence, the statement is true.