What is moments in rotational mechanics?

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Start date Dec 22, 2015
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ajaysabarish

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Dec 22, 2015

i have often come across the sentence "by taking moments" in rotational mechanics, but i really don't understand ,what it is.please explain it(iam not referring to moment of inertia).

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gracy

Dec 22, 2015

Please look at https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/what-are-moments.763148/

What is moments in rotational mechanics?

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