Jane says that the magnitude of the torque exerted by a force of magnitude F is equal to the perpendicular distance from the axis of rotation r? multiplied by F,

while Jason insists that it is equal to the distance from the axis of rotation r multiplied by the magnitude of the perpendicular component of the force, F?. Who is right?


They are both right. Both answers are equivalent to ? = F r sin?, where ? is the angle between the force and the radial line.

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