Question

wo kids are on a seesaw. The one on the left has a mass of 75 kg and is sitting 1.5 m from the pivot point. The one on the right has a mass of 60 kg and is sitting 1.8 m from the pivot point. What is the net torque on the system?

Answer 1

Answer:

4.5 Nm (Anticlockwise)

Explanation:

Let the 75 kg kid is sitting at the left end and the 60 kg kid is sitting on the right end.

Anticlockwise Torque = 75 x 1.5 = 112.5 Nm

clockwise Torque = 60 x 1.8 = 108 Nm

Net torque = Anticlockwise torque - clockwise torque

Net Torque = 112.5 - 108 = 4.5 Nm (Anticlockwise)