Questions tagged [torque]
This tag is for questions regarding to torque, which is a measure of the increase in angular momentum over time.
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Why doesn't a resting bar always rotate when pushed upon?
I'm trying to clear up some of my understanding about torque. Imagine that we have a uniform, heavy, thin metal bar resting on a table with less than half of it hanging over the edge of the table. My ...
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2 rods connected at a pivot and attached to a spring
I have a question concerning this problem
First I calculate F1 by taking the origin at F2 and imposing equilibrium for the torque thus getting $ F_1 = \frac{a}{a+b} F $ and similarly for F2, then I ...
