Torque Sum with applied torque off axis

Xevuhtess7

I think I'm missing something really simple here due to being out of school for a while:

In a free body diagram, if I am trying to take the sum of torques about point 1, how should I deal with an applied torque at point 2? See attached sketch

tiny-tim

Hi Xevuhtess7! Welcome to PF!

Do you mean a couple, a pair of equal and oposite forces?

The the torque is the same about any point.

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Xevuhtess7	Torque Sum with applied torque off axis Tweet I think I'm missing something really simple here due to being out of school for a while: In a free body diagram, if I am trying to take the sum of torques about point 1, how should I deal with an applied torque at point 2? See attached sketch Attached Thumbnails

tiny-tim Blog Entries: 27 Recognitions: Gold Member Homework Help Science Advisor	Hi Xevuhtess7! Welcome to PF! Do you mean a couple, a pair of equal and oposite forces? The the torque is the same about any point.