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    Torque problem -- Squirrel standing on the end of a branch

    Cmon mate, throw me a bone here buddy. I just figured it made sense through a picture I drew.
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    Torque problem -- Squirrel standing on the end of a branch

    Horizontal to the ground
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    Torque problem -- Squirrel standing on the end of a branch

    Well I thought getting a straight line would be the correct way of getting torque.
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    Torque problem -- Squirrel standing on the end of a branch

    Homework Statement A 600-g squirrel stands on the end of a 2.5-m-long branch that makes an angle of 60 degrees with the vertical trunk of the tree. What torque acts on the branch due to the squirrel? Homework Equations Torque= FxD torque=torque The Attempt at a Solution I'm pretty stumped on...