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Complete the following sentence:
(a) Mechanical advantage=_____`xx`velocity ratio
(b) In class II lever, effort arm is ____than the load arm.
(c) A pair of scissors is a ____multiplier.

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(a) efficiency
(b) longer
(c) speed
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