Question

A mechanic has a wrench where the hand grip is 0.40 m from the axis of the bolt. To apply a torque of 170 N m with this wrench while pushing at right angles to the wrench, the mechanic must exert a force of a. 0.0024 N b. 68. N c. 1.7 x 10 N d. 4.3 x 10 N e. None of these

Answer 1

4.3 * 10 N

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate torque, we multiply the distance from the pivot by the perpendicular (the part of the force that acts at right angles to the displacement vector) component of the force to the displacement vector from the pivot.

torque = distance from pivot * perpendicular force

170 Nm= 0.4 m * F

F = 425 N = 4.3 * 10 N rounded off to two significant figures