Levers come in all sorts of arrangements but they all fit into either First, Second, or Third class lever. Use the gizmo above to explore the different variations of the FIRST CLASS lever.
What does changing the EFFORT arm and the LOAD arm do to the Mechanical Advantage?
What does changing the EFFORT arm and the LOAD arm do to the Mechanical Advantage?
The video below reviews MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE and how it connects to Levers as well as other simple machines.
Remember: ALL machines help us to do WORK!! WORK = FORCE x DISTANCE!