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Which two simple machines are employed in a pair of scissors?lever and inclined plane

A: lever and wedge

B: wheel and axle and lever

C: inclined plane and wedge

D: Description

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I would say a lever and an Wedge due to the handle being a lever and blades being like a wedge.
User Savvas Sopiadis
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Answer:

a). lever and wedge

Step-by-step explanation:

The two simple machines that are used in a pair of scissors are --

Lever and a wedge

i). Lever : A lever is a type of a simple machine that contains a long bar which is pivot at a point which is fixed. This fix point is known as the fulcrum of the lever.

ii). Wedge : A wedge is also a type of a simple machine which has two planes inclined to each other and that can move. It is generally used for cutting.

User Tom Smilack
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