Physics A-Level
Resultant torque
What Resultant torque means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Resultant torque
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Reference: OCR
The sum of the moments about any point, which must be zero for equilibrium, with clockwise moments equalling anticlockwise moments.
Topics that use Resultant torque
- Equilibrium (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Couple
- Equilibrium conditions
- Free-body diagrams
- Moment of a force
- Perpendicular distance between lines of action
- Resultant force
- SI units and conversions
- Torque of a couple
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