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Re: Torque?

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Originally Posted by Ninja_Bait View Post
The way I understand it is a force applied at a distance from the axis of rotation in such a way that the object rotates. That's the nice and easy Fxr version.
Torque is defined as rxF. Fxr is the negative of rxF, so it is important for your sign conventions.
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