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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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