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Example Question #2 : Forces
A wrench is being used to tighten a bolt. The center of the bolt is the pivot point, and the wrench is long. If a force of
is applied at the midpoint of the wrench and that force is parallel to the wrench, what is the torque?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The equation for torque is
The force is applied meters from the pivot. and in this case because the force is parallel, the perpendicular component of force is zero, so:
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