Torque and Equilibrium

Question 1

What is torque

Answer 1

Causes rotational acceleration of an object

Force is involved and rotation to exist there must be a pivot point

Question 2

Torque equation

Answer 2

Torque (Nm) = Frsin
F = force
R = distance between the line of force and pivot point
Sin of angle between r and the line of force

Question 3

How is torque maximized

Answer 3

Gets bigger the further you are from the pivot point
If force is perpendicular to the distance form the pivot ie a 90 degree angle
*** think of a door handle

Question 4

What is equilibrium

Answer 4

When acceleration of an object is zero and therefore the net force is zero

Question 5

What is static equilibrium

Answer 5

When the object is in equilibrium and not moving

Question 6

What is dynamic equilibrium

Answer 6

When the object is in equilibrium and moving with a constant velocity

Question 7

What is rotational equilibrium

Answer 7

When an object is not angularity accelerating

Torque clockwise = torque counterclockwise