direction of Torque


Mass of the pulley is M.Tension in the rope is T.The radius of the pullry is R.Now the torque due to T is TR; but it is said that this torque will rotate the pulley anti-clockwise and hence it is positive. HOW?

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Drik Paul ·

Ï„=r X F

τ=rf sinθ n vector..

Since anti clockwise..sinθ will be positive in the first two quadrants...Thus it is positive..[Proved]

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