Recent content by Hamza Qayyum

Ah, I see. Thank you for clarifying that. Sorry, got a bit sloppy there. In vector form, I think this is the correct statement: \vec{\tau}=\vec{r}\times\vec{F_{Tan.}}=\vec{r}\times...

Thank you for the diagram; your answer made things clearer. Please let me know if I am understanding you correctly in terms of calculating the angular acceleration; you're proposing that tangent to point P, there is a force, and combined with the radius of the circle, it produces a torque...

I'm trying to model a sphere having force applied at position P in the following diagram: I know that this applied force will have an x and y component; the y component will propel it upwards, but what I am confused about is the x component of the force. I know that the x component will propel...