Question

You are holding a finishing sander with your right hand. THe sander has a flywheel which spins counterclockwise as seen from behind the handle. You are sanding a wall in front of you. as you turn the sander towards the right, you feel a tendency in the sander to...

a. pull away from you
b. turn towards the left
c. turn downward
d. turn upward
e. push toward you

Answer 1

c. turn downward

Step-by-step explanation:

From the information given:

To find the tendency of the sander;

We need to apply the right-hand rule torque; whereby we consider the direction of the flywheel, the direction at which the torque is acting, and the movement of the sander toward the right.

Since the flywheel of the sander is in counterclockwise movement, hence the torque direction will be outward placing on the wall. However, provided that the movement of the sander is toward the right, then there exists an opposite force that turns downward which showcases the tendency in the sander is downward.