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A heavy bank-vault door is opened by the application of a force of 300 N directed perpendicular to the plane of the door at a distance of 0.80 m from the hinges. What is the torque?

300 Nm

240 Nm

375 Nm

120 Nm

User Rob Bauer
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The torque would be 240 Nm

User Serge Stroobandt
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The answer is 240 Nm.
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