Torque and Equilibrium

Question 1

What is torque dependent on?

Answer 1

1. The size of the force
2. The length of the radius/arm
3. The angle between the force and the arm (greater the angle the more force)

Question 2

How does Newton’s 1st Law relate to Equilibrium?

Answer 2

An object will remain in motion or at rest unless acted on by an external, unbalanced force:
It there is no motion the forces must be balanced

Question 3

How does Newton’s 2nd Law relate to Equilibrium?

Answer 3

For every action is an equal and opposite reaction:
If every action is opposed the system in balanced.
Fy = 0 Fx = 0 Torque = 0