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What are fulcrums?

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A fulcrum is the turning point of a lever i.e. The hinge on a door.
It is essential to know when learning about the law of the lever i.e.
The distance from the fulcrum X force applied on the right hand side = The distance from the fulcrum X force applied on the left hand side.
IF the lever is balanced.
This can also be written as anticlockwise moments = clockwise moments.

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What is fulcrum?
;. FULCRUM;. THE POINT AROUND WHICH A LEVER MOVES, IS CALLED FULCRUM.
What does fulcrum do?
The pivot point around which a lever turns is a fulcrum
What is a fulcrum?
Some thing that pulls up it is another word for pivot it is the support for a lever
What is the fulcrum?
A fulcrum is the support point for a lever used to raise or lower something.Basically, THE POINT AROUND WHICH A LEVER MOVES, IS CALLED FULCRUM.
Were is the fulcrum in a nutcracker?
where the handles meet i think.