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MIT 8.01 Physics I Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999 8 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

I have a question regarding to the rotating rod PC example in lecture 21. Professor said that the torque is relative to P is 0,but why? I thought there should be mgcosø at C that renders torque to be non-zero

OpenStudy (festinger):

If we were rotating this on a table then the idea will hold.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes exactly thought professor was talking about nailing the rob on the wall. But I was wrong he meant on a fricitonless plane.

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