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Here's a perfect example of the problem I'm looking to solve! http://sciencefair.math.iit.edu/projects/pisa/

Also, to make this problem easier for people to help me with, let's say that the tower is just 7 meters in diameter (thus there is not base and the tower is a perfect cylinder) I accidentally had the diameter in feet before... Please help!

This is very helpful RoyalCat, thanks very much for your help! If possible, I'd like to go over a few things, if you don't mind, just to make 100% sure I know what I'm talking about! First, to answer your questions: The "net moment of angular acceleration" is precisely what I'm looking for...

This is not for a homework assignment, but rather a discussion I have to lead in an intro to physics class (not for credit). I've chosen to discuss the BASIC physics at play in the leaning tower of Pisa (torque, moment, etc.) Homework Statement With the given variables, how can I...