Regardless of Type, All Levers Follow the Same Basic Principle

question 19

True/False

Regardless of type, all levers follow the same basic principle: effort farther than load from fulcrum = mechanical advantage; effort nearer than load to fulcrum = mechanical disadvantage.

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