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Draw diagrams to illustrate the positions of fulcrum, load and effort, in each of the following :

(a) A seesaw (b) A common balance

(c) A nut cracker (d) Forceps.

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(a) A seesaw

(b) A common balance

(c) A nut cracker

(d) Forceps

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