Torque (given lever arm, force and angle)

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Torque (given lever arm, force and angle) formula
tau
torque
r
length (or magnitude) of the lever arm
F
force
theta
angle between the force vector and the lever arm vector

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Torque, also called moment or moment of force, is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist.

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Torque (given lever arm, force and angle) formula
r
F
theta
tau
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References

  1. wikipedia: Torque.

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