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Imagine that you again push on a door, but now push 1 and push 2 are applied at the same place, near the door knob. Again, both pushes are equally hard and equally long. The only difference is that push 1 is perpendicular to the door, while push 2 is at an angle, as drawn here. Although the exact angle doesn’t matter, make it reasonably small, under 45°. Which push will produce a bigger torque? Intuitively, why is that?

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