Calculate the net torque about the axle of the wheel.?
A hoop with an inner radius of R1 = 14.0 cm and an outer radius of R2 = 24.0 cm has three forces acting on it as shown below, with F1 = 22 N, F2 = 40 N and F3 = 33 N. Calculate the net torque about the axle of the wheel.
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RealPro
What do you need help with? Each force is perpendicular to the radius at the point where it acts, so the torque for each is just F*R. When a force is x degrees off perpendicular to the radius, then you use F*R*cosx. Take for example torques that want to make it go clockwise as positive and the ones counterclockwise as negative and then find the total. Remember the standard is to use R in metres.
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