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A wrench with a 20 cm handle has a force 80 N applied to the end, perpendicular to the direction of the handle. What torque does this produce on the wrench?

A wrench with a 20 cm handle has a force 80 N applied to the end, perpendicular to-example-1
User Nelaaro
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Given data

*The given distance is l = 20 cm = 0.2 m

*The given force applied to the end is F = 80 N

The formula for the torque is given as


\tau=F* l

Substitute the known values in the above expression as


\begin{gathered} \tau=(80)*(0.2) \\ =16\text{ N.m} \end{gathered}

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