How do you calculate the mechanical advantage of a second-class lever?

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ali ergin
Feb 9, 2016

E/L=b/a

Explanation:

"Effort-load-fulcrum"
"a: distance between effort and fulcrum"
"b:distance between load and fulcrum"
"E:Effort"
"L:Load"
E*a=L*b
E/L=b/a

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