Question

Name the simple machine used for cutting cloth.

Answer 1

1. A sharp blade acts as a wedge and can easily cut the clothes.
2. The sharp edges of the blade pierce through the cloth on the application of the force on the blade which cuts the cloth very easily.
3. Scissors also cut the cloth quite comfortably but the scissors are not simple machines because scissors consist of more than two simple machines and hence fall in the category of compound machines.