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I understand the right hand rule and the equition, but why is the direction of the torque perpendicular to the force on the counter clockwise side of the force and crossing the rotational point?
No. Definitions are not derived by construction. If it is possible to derive something, you do not need to define it.MRzNone said:But, definitions are derived right?
Shreyas Samudra said:So, you will be rightly placing the spanner and forcing it to rotate it in counter clockwise sense about the screw
doing that you will be undoing the tightening , making the nut move towards you
so now you can think that your force on the spanner materialized into the outward movement of the nut (the direction of torque) !
Torque is a measure of a force's ability to rotate an object around an axis. It is important because it helps us understand how forces affect the motion and stability of objects.
Torque is calculated by multiplying the force applied by the distance from the axis of rotation to the point where the force is applied. The unit of torque is Newton-meters (Nm) in the SI system.
Torque is perpendicular to the force applied because it is the product of two vectors: the force vector and the distance vector. The distance vector is always perpendicular to the force vector, resulting in a perpendicular torque vector.
No, torque can never be parallel to the force applied. This is because the distance vector is always perpendicular to the force vector, and torque is the result of multiplying these two vectors together. Therefore, the torque vector will always be perpendicular to the force vector.
Torque is responsible for causing an object to rotate around an axis. The direction of the torque vector determines the direction of the rotation, and the magnitude of the torque determines how fast the object will rotate.