Skoob, you're new to PF. PF Rules require that you fill out all three parts of the HW Template when you post a thread so you can get help. Merely typing in the question without showing an attempt at solution just wastes your time and doesn't lead to anything productive. PF is not a HW service.Skoob said:Homework Statement
Consider two forces F and -F that act at different points on an extended object. Show that the net force of this combination is zero and that the torque about any point P is independent of the location of P, and depends only on the separation of the two points at which the forces act.
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So this basically revolves around the concept of equilibrium.
The Attempt at a Solution
Skoob said:So this basically revolves around the concept of equilibrium.
That is wrongly worded. It should say "depends only on the separation of the lines of action of the two forces". That is, it is not whole the separation of the two points, only the component of that separation that is at right angles to the two forces.Skoob said:depends only on the separation of the two points at which the forces act.
haruspex said:That is wrongly worded. It should say "depends only on the separation of the lines of action of the two forces". That is, it is not whole the separation of the two points, only the component of that separation that is at right angles to the two forces.
Yes, but I let that pass since F is clearly given as an input.Mister T said:And on the magnitude of F.
Angular momentum is a measure of the rotational motion of an object. It is calculated by multiplying the object's moment of inertia by its angular velocity.
In a closed system, angular momentum is conserved, meaning it remains constant over time. This is due to the principle of conservation of angular momentum, which states that the total angular momentum of a system remains unchanged unless acted upon by an external torque.
Torque is a measure of the force that causes an object to rotate about an axis. It is calculated by multiplying the force applied to the object by the distance from the axis of rotation.
Angular momentum and torque are related by Newton's second law of motion for rotational motion, which states that the sum of all torques acting on an object equals its rate of change of angular momentum. In other words, torque is the cause of changes in an object's angular momentum.
To calculate angular momentum and torque in real-world situations, you will need to know the mass, moment of inertia, and angular velocity of the object, as well as any external forces or torques acting on it. These values can then be plugged into the appropriate equations to determine the angular momentum and torque of the object.