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Physics question about torques

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I don’t understand why torque = 30 x 0.25. Why not 30 x 0.5? Torque is calculated via the distance between the two forces, and this distance should supposedly be 0.5m but it’s not
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I don’t understand why torque = 30 x 0.25. Why not 30 x 0.5? Torque is calculated via the distance between the two forces, and this distance should supposedly be 0.5m but it’s not


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