Brechner, Claude H., 1887- [from old catalog] · Boston, New York [etc.] Allyn and Bacon · leaf 249
>p Name five other applica-tions of the lever, andclassify them. 282. Wheel and Axle.—The wheel and axle is an-other simple machine verysimilar in action to the lever. It consists of a wheel andan axle rigidly fastened to-gether. (Figure 259.) Theforce (F) acts on a ropewound around the wheel, … Figure 258. — A Broom Used as aThird Class Lever. Figure 259. —TheWheel and Axle. INCLINED PLANE 239 and the weight (IF) is hung on a rope wound in the oppositedirection on the axle. When the force moves down, the weight moves up. Theaction is the same as in the lever.The radius (R) of the wheel…
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