Question

At a point 1.2 m out from the hinge, 14.0 N force is exerted at an angle of 27 degrees to the moment arm in a plane which is perpendicular to the door. What is the magnitude of the torque?

Answer 1

The force is acting at an angle of 27 degree. we have to break this force into its component , one along the perpendicular of door and one along the door