Question

A wrench with a 20 cm handle has a force 80 N applied to the end, perpendicular to the direction of the handle. What torque does this produce on the wrench?

Answer 1

Given data

*The given distance is l = 20 cm = 0.2 m

*The given force applied to the end is F = 80 N

The formula for the torque is given as

$\tau=F\times l$

Substitute the known values in the above expression as

$\begin{gathered} \tau=(80)\times(0.2) \\ =16\text{ N.m} \end{gathered}$