Homework Help: physics

Posted by henry on Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 9:25am.

At 15 minutes past the hour, a 50 g mouse runs up a grandfather clock and sits himself down at the end of the minute-hand. If the minute-hand for the clock is 16 cm long, what is the magnitude of the torque exerted by the mouse on the minute-hand? Give your answer in the standard units of N m

physics - bobpursley, Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at 10:18am
torque=forceatend*.16
= .050*9.8*.16

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