Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Agricultural Science Question 49
Practice objective / multiple choice question 49 from the 2025 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
A hand hoe has a total length of 1.2 m. The distance from the pivot (the hand grip) to the blade is 0.2 m. A soil clod weighing 30 N rests on the blade. The farmer applies a force at the end of the handle making an angle of 30° below the horizontal. Assuming the hoe works as an ideal lever, determine the minimum magnitude of the force the farmer must apply to lift the clod. Give your answer in newtons, rounded to the nearest whole number.
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This is Gce Model Questions Vol1 2025 Agricultural Science Question 49. It is one of the objective questions from the 2025 Gce Model Questions Vol1 Agricultural Science examination.
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