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Re: [Phys-l] 'Torque' question



Treat the "door" as a lever and then answer your own question.

Key words: mechanical advantage, fulcrum, etc.

bc, thinks Archimedes.

On 2010, Jul 11, , at 18:33, Fakhruddin, Hasan wrote:

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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