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Hey, I would appreciate if anyone could help me with this query.
Which way would the 10g force go- clockwise or counterclockwise? How would you decide?

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Original post by Savio123
Hey, I would appreciate if anyone could help me with this query.
Which way would the 10g force go- clockwise or counterclockwise? How would you decide?



Anticlockwise. Imagine that 10g force was you hanging off the bar. It's cause the whole system to rotate anticlockwise, about P.
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Original post by dknt
Anticlockwise. Imagine that 10g force was you hanging off the bar. It's cause the whole system to rotate anticlockwise, about P.


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