Question

A 6 N and a 10 N force act on an object. The moment arm of the 6 N force is 0.2 m. If the 10 N force produces five times the torque of the 6 N force, what is its moment arm?

Answer 1

Answer:

The moment arm is 0.6 m

Explanation:

Given that,

First force $F_{1}=6\ N$

Second force $F_{2}=10\ N$

Distance r = 0.2 m

We need to calculate the moment arm

Using formula of torque

$\tau=Force\times lever\ arm$

So, Here,

$\tau_{2}=5 \tau_{1}$

We know that,

The torque is the product of the force and distance.

Put the value of torque in the equation

$F_{2}\times d_{2}=5\times F_{1}\times r_{1}$

$r_{2}=\dfrac{5\times F_{1}\times r_{1}}{F_{2}}$

Where, $F_{1}$=First force

$F_{1}$=First force

$F_{2}$=Second force

$r_{1}$= distance

Put the value into the formula

$r_{2}=\dfrac{5\times6\times0.2}{10}$

$r_{2}=0.6\ m$

Hence, The moment arm is 0.6 m