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A shovel is a compound machine true or false

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True I think .................
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True. It is composed of a wedge and a lever. The resistance is the dirt on the head of the shovel, the hand closer to the end of the handle is the fulcrum, and the hand near the center is the effort. In this way, a shovel is a class 3 lever.
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