Question

6.
A pair of scissors is used to cut a piece of a cloth by
keeping it at a distance of 8.0 cm from its rivet and
applying an effort of 10 kgf by fingers at a distance
of 2-0 cm from the rivet.
(a) Find : (i) the mechanical advantage of scissors,
and (ii) the load offered by the cloth.
(b) How does the pair of scissors act : as a force
multiplier or as a speed multiplier ?
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Answer 1

the sccissor acts as a speed multiplier.

since mais greater than 1