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    Moments Problem Regarding Sign Convention?

    Yes, now I do think I have it straight, sometimes the direction at which my thumb points can be a bit ambiguous.
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    Moments Problem Regarding Sign Convention?

    Darnit, on second thought maybe I do not have it then. My fingers are pointing up to the right regarding the cosine and I curl my fingers towards point A my thumb sort of goes to the left I am not sure if I can say if its outwards or inwards.
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    Moments Problem Regarding Sign Convention?

    Aha, thanks Jay! I think I got the hang of it, but yeah definitely it does hurt your wrist. I did catch my thumb slightly pointing towards me which is a good sign because they were both clockwise.
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    Moments Problem Regarding Sign Convention?

    I wasn't really able to grasp the idea of the right hand rule. My professor is always just waving her hands around and didn't explain it well enough, can you explain to me quickly how I would use the right hand rule?
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    Moments Problem Regarding Sign Convention?

    Homework Statement The handle of the hammer is subjected to the force of F = 20. Determine the moment of this force about the point A. http://s3.amazonaws.com/answer-board-image/3214a2db-1a55-4648-b582-5f36f0f34451.jpeg Homework Equations Principle of moments: Mo = FxY - FyX The...
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