A catapult has a lever arm of 0.5m and is pulled with a force of 50 N. What is the torque produced?

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Excel A. · Grace
Jul 31, 2017

#25# #N##m#

Explanation:

To find the torque produce, we make use of the formulae below:

#T=Fr#
Where;
#->##T# is the torque produced
#->##F# is the force applied which in this case is #50# #N#
#->##r# is the radius which in this case is also the lever arm & is #0.5##m#

Substitute the values given into the formulae. Then we have
#T= 50 xx 0.5#
Hence, #T=25# #N##m#
The unit of torque is #N##m#

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