Turning Effects of Forces
 

Turning Effects of Forces problem 24


A spanner is used to tighten a nut as shown.




A force is applied at right-angles to the spanner at a distance of from the centre of the nut. When the nut is fully tightened, the applied force is . What is the resistive torque, in an anticlockwise direction, preventing further tightening?










 

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