Which class of lever is shown in the figure above?

First class

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Second class

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Third class

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is B Third class
A class $I$ lever has the fulcrum between effort and load.
A class $I I$ lever has the load between effort and fulcrum.
A class $I I I$ lever has the effort between fulcrum and load.

In the given figure, the effort is between fulcrum and load. Therefore, it is class $I I I$ lever.

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