Is the Torque Calculation in the Picture Correct?

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Start date Jan 17, 2006
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Lorens

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Jan 17, 2006

Is the calculation in the Picture incorrect? The reason I believe so is that all the joints are torque free, but then I have been learned in school that you always can calculate the global powers in that way

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civil_dude

Jan 17, 2006

Yes, looks correct to me.

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