Question

the arm of a nut cracker is 15 cm long the force needed to crack a nut without the help of the nut cracker is 22.5 kg wt. where should be the nut placed in a nut cracker so as to crack it with a force of 2.25 kg wt

Answer 1

l = 15 cm

F = 22.5 kg-wt

For the same moment of force,

22.5×x = 2.25×15

x = 1.5 cm