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Posted by john on Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:04pm.

the magnitude of the tongue produced by a 3.0n force applied to a door at a perpendicular distance of 0.25 m from the hinge

physics - drwls, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:09pm
You seem to be confusing tongues with torques.

Review the definition of tor
physics - drwls, Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at 2:11pm
Torque is force times distance from an axis of rotation (the hinge in this case)

Multiply the two numbers you have been given

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