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In case 1, a force f is pushing perpendicular on an object a distance l/2 from the rotation axis. in case 2 the same force is pushing at an angle of 30 degrees a distance l from the axis. 1 in which case is the torque due to the force about the rotation axis biggest?

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In case 1, the torque is given by the product between the force and the arm:

\tau_1 = F \cdot (L)/(2)

In case 2, the torque is given by the product between the component of the force perpendicular to the arm and the arm itself, so we have:

\tau_2 = F \cos 30^(\circ) L=F ( √(3) )/(2) L = √(3) F (L)/(2)= √(3) \tau_1

and since
√(3) is larger than 1, than the torque in case 2 is larger than the torque in case 1.
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