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[Phys-l] 'Torque' question

From: "Fakhruddin, Hasan" <hfakhrud@bsu.edu>
Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:33:36 -0400

Greetings folks!

Say a force is applied on an object to rotate it about a hinge. Why does it get easier (like needing less force) to rotate the object as the force is applied farther from the hinge?

~ Hasan Fakhruddin

Instructor of Physics

The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities

Ball State University

Muncie, IN 47306

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