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OpenStudy (dls):

How do i know if a given torque prodcues clockwise motion or anticlockwise motion just by seeing the diagram?

OpenStudy (dls):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

use the right hand rule...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lay your fingers along r , orient your hand so you can curl them in the direction of F (which will be the direction of the rotation due to the force F as well) thumb then points in the direction of torque...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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