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Originally posted by Jim McGeehin
Torque = Force * distance of lever arm from the point of force to the axis of rotation
To be a little bit more specific - Torque is a cross product. So, it is the distance from the axis of rotation to a point perpedicular to the force vector. Sorry to complicate things, but it can be very important in many applications.

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