PHY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Point Particle, Angular Momentum, Right-Hand Rule

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The tendency for a force to cause a rotation increases with the distance, r, from the axis of rotation to the force. Torque: = rf; units: n*m; torque is the tangential force, f is the magnitude of the applied force (only when applied on tangential) The above equation is only for tangential forces. If the force is applied in the radial direction along the axis of rotation, the axle on which the object turns will produce an equal and opposite force and it will remain at rest. If the force is applied an angle to the radial line, first resolve it into components; fcos is the radial component and therefore zero, fsin is the tangential component. General definition of torque: = r(fsin ); units: n*m. The torque can also be defined as the cross product between the radius and force vectors.

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