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Posted by Aslin on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 1:50pm.

If the torque required to loosen a nut on the wheel of a car has a magnitude of 40.1 N*m, what minimum force must be exerted by a mechanic at the end of a 38.2 cm wrench to loosen the nut?

physics - bobpursley, Monday, October 4, 2010 at 2:16pm
torque=force*arm=40.1*.382 N-m

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