Mathematics A-Level

Moment and perpendicular distance

What Moment and perpendicular distance means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

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The turning effect of a force about a point, defined as force times perpendicular distance, with unit N m.

Pearson Edexcel · Quantities and units in mechanics (study guide)

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