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A Lever is a bar that is free to pivot around a fixed point.

The pivot point is called a Fulcrum.

There are 3 classes of levers. Each contains a Fulcrum, Resistance Force, and Effort force

Here are some examples of Levers.
The Mechanical Advantage of levers can be calculated using the following formulas.