Torque

Torque (also known as moment, or moment of force) is the

tendency of a force to cause or change the rotational motion of a
body. It is a twist or turning force on an object. Torque is calculated
by multiplying force and distance. It is a vector quantity, meaning it
has both a direction and a magnitude.

The International System of Measurement units (SI units) used

for torque is newton-meters or N*m

One way to quantify a torque is

Torque = Force applied x lever arm=

τ =Fxl = Flsinθ

The lever arm is defined as the perpendicular distance from the

axis of rotation to the line of action of the force.

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 𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳

𝝉𝑭 = +(𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟐𝒎) = +𝟐𝟎𝑵𝒎

𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳

𝝉𝑭 = −(𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟐𝒎) = −𝟐𝟎𝑵𝒎

𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

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 𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳

𝝉𝑭 = −(𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟏𝒎) = −𝟐𝟎𝑵𝒎

𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳

𝝉𝑭 = (𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟎)

𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒎

𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳

𝝉𝑭 = 𝑭𝒙𝑳 𝝉𝑭 = (𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟎)

𝝉𝑭 = (𝟏𝟎𝑵)(𝟎) 𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒎

𝒏𝒐 𝒍𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒎

𝝉𝑭𝒙 = 𝑭𝒙 𝒙𝑳 = 𝑭𝒄𝒐𝒔 𝟑𝟎 ∗ (𝟎) = 𝟎

𝝉𝑭𝒚 = +𝑭𝒚 𝒙𝑳 = +𝟏𝟎𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝟑𝟎 ∗ (𝟏)

= +𝟓𝑵𝒎

Find the torque produced at point p by forces A,B,C,D and E.

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 𝜏 𝑇 = 𝜏𝐴 + 𝜏𝐵 + 𝜏𝐶 + 𝜏𝐷 + 𝜏𝐸

𝜏 𝑇 = 𝜏𝐴 + 𝜏𝐵 + 𝜏𝐶 + 𝜏𝐷 + 𝜏𝐸𝑥 + 𝜏𝐸𝑦

𝜏 𝑇 = +(5)(2) + 0 + 0 + (5)(1) + (5𝑐𝑜𝑠30)(2) − (5𝑠𝑖𝑛30)(2) = +18.66𝑚

𝑚𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑦𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑠𝑙𝑦 𝑖𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛.

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Conditions for Equilibrium

An object at equilibrium has no net influences to cause it to

move, either in translation (linear motion) or rotation. The basic
conditions for equilibrium are:

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A 3.00-m-long, 240-N, uniform rod at the zoo is held in a horizontal
position by two ropes at its ends. The left rope makes an angle of
150 0with the rod, and the right rope makes an angle θ with the
horizontal. A 90-N howler monkey hangs motionless 0.50 m from the
right end of the rod as he carefully studies you. Calculate the tensions
in the two ropes and the angle θ .

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 ∑𝜏𝑎 = 0
−𝑇2 𝑠𝑖𝑛30 ∗ (3) + (240)(1.5) + (90)(0.5) = 0
−1.5𝑇2 + 360 + 45 = 0
405
𝑇2 = = 270𝑁
1.5

∑𝐹𝑦 = 0
𝑇2 𝑠𝑖𝑛30 + 𝑇1𝑦 − 240 − 90 = 0
(270)(𝑠𝑖𝑛30) + 𝑇1𝑦 − 240 − 90 = 0
𝑇1𝑦 = 195𝑁

∑𝐹𝑥 = 0
𝑇1𝑥 − 𝑇2𝑥 = 0
𝑇1𝑥 = 𝑇2𝑥 = 𝑇2 cos 30 = (270) cos 30 = 233.82𝑁
2 2
𝑇1 = √𝑇1𝑥 + 𝑇1𝑦 = √(195)2 + (233.82)2 = 305𝑁
𝑇1𝑦 233.82
𝜃 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 = 𝑡𝑎𝑛−1 = 400
𝑇1𝑥 195

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