So i know a lever has two sides, the effort and the load.
If the effort side is longer it means the angle is larger, but then it requires less force to push the load side.
Does a lever work because the weight you are manipulating has been equally divided between the whole swing distance of the “effort” side of the lever?
Am I thinking about this correctly?
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You’re definitely on the right track.
If the effort side of a lever is longer, then you are actually moving the load a shorter distance! So you are accomplishing less work. This means it takes less force.
Or seen the other way, you are moving the lever farther, so you are doing more work even if each bit of work takes less force.
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