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The point about which a lever pivots is called a fulcrum or rotator ​

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As the lever rotates around the fulcrum, points farther from this pivot move faster than points closer to the pivot.

Therefore, a force applied to a point farther from the pivot must be less than the force located at a point closer in, because power is the product of force and velocity.

Answer: fulcrum

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