Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 12
Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
A hand hoe has a total handle length of \(1.2\) m. The farmer can apply a maximum effort of \(120\) N at the handle end. To loosen soil the hoe must exert at least \(250\) N at the tip. If the fulcrum is placed a distance \(a\) metres from the tip, determine the greatest possible value of \(a\) (in metres, to two decimal places) that will allow the required tip force.
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This is Neco 2017 Agricultural Science Question 12. It is one of the objective questions from the 2017 Neco Agricultural Science examination.
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