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Homework Statement
A one-piece cylinder has a core section protruding from the larger drum and is free to rotate around its central axis. A rope wrapped around the drum of radius 1.14 m exerts a force of 4.41 N to the right on the cylinder. A rope wrapped around the core of radius 0.54 m exerts a force of 8.94 N downward on the cylinder.
What is the magnitude of the net torque acting on the cylinder about the rotation axis?
Answer in units of N · m.
Homework Equations
Torque(net)=Torque 1-Toque 2
Torque=rFsin(phi)
The Attempt at a Solution
I attempted to find the 2 Torques by multiplying the radius by the given forces. I then subtracted the negative force going clockwise (F1) from the positive force going counter clockwise.