Jack is using a hammer for removing a nail from a piece of wood. Which simple machine is he using?

Pulley

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Screw

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Lever

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Wheel and axle

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Solution

The correct option is C Lever
He is using a lever for removing a nail. When pulling a nail, the nail is the load, the head of the hammer is the fulcrum, and the effort is at the other end of the handle.

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