College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 8 - Problems - Page 311: 15

Answer

The magnitude of the torque about the support exerted by the mass is $~0.304~N\cdot m$

Work Step by Step

The torque is $\tau = r\times F$, where $r$ is the smallest distance between the force vector and the rotation axis, and $F$ is the perpendicular component of the force vector. We can find the magnitude of the torque: $\tau = r\times F$ $\tau = r\times mg$ $\tau = (0.25~m)(0.124~kg)(9.80~m/s^2)$ $\tau = 0.304~N\cdot m$ The magnitude of the torque about the support exerted by the mass is $~0.304~N\cdot m$
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