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The axe head is a wedge, which is really two inclined planes. The handle is a lever with the fulcrum at the base, load at the end (the head) and force somewhere in between depending on where you place you're hands.

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An axe is an example of the simple machine class known as a wedge

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12y ago

a wedge!
An axe is an example of a wedge.
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What kind of simple machine is an ax?

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Wedge

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wedge

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It is a wedge

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