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BrooklynBees
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Homework Statement
Make the following into a web address; it wouldn't let me post one.
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What is the net torque on this object?
Homework Equations
torque=(radius)(force)(sin(
[tex]\theta[/tex]))
The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the answer is found by doing the following:
.95(10N)-.22m(50N)-1.5m(3.0N)(sin40)
but I don't understand why. Like, I get that it's plugging each section into the above equation, but I don't get why the values should be subtracted.
Thank you!