Torque
Torque
rF sin
• = 0° or = 180 °:
torque are equal to zero
• = 90° or = 270 °: torque attain to the maximum
• Torque will have direction
• If the turning tendency of the force is counterclockwise, the torque will be positive
• If the turning tendency is clockwise, the torque will be negative
Teeter-Totter
His weight
produces a
larger torque
F
Forces are
the same..
S I
• The angular acceleration is directly proportional to the net torque
• The angular acceleration is inversely proportional to the moment of
inertia of the object
• The relationship is analogous to
F ma
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Sample Word Problems
Example 2: Second Law for Rotation
When she is launched from a springboard, a diver's angular speed about her
center of mass changes from zero to 6.20 rad/s in 220 ms. Her rotational inertia
about her center of mass is constant at 12.0 kg·m2. During the launch, what are
the magnitudes of
(a) her average angular acceleration and
(b) the average external torque on her from the board?
f - 0
a) Use: f 0 + t
t
or ave
t
6.20
28.2 rad/s2
0.22
b) Use: I 12 kg.m2
ave I ave 12 28.2 338 N.m
Example 3: Finding Torque
2. How much force would Joe have to apply perpendicular to create 550
Nm of torque 0.20 meters away from the bolt he is trying to loosen?
3. How far away must a 19.6 N weight be placed on the left of a fulcrum to
balance a 9.8 N weight 0.4 meters on the right?