LESSON 4

Question 1

When a force is applied to a body it will produce a tendency for the body to rotate about a point that is not on the line of action of the force. This tendency to rotate is called ______________

Answer 1

TORQUE or MOMENT

Question 2

what is the formula for Moment?

Answer 2

M = Fd

Question 3

states that the moment of a force about any point is equal to the sum of the moments of the components of the force about the same point.

Answer 3

VARIGNON’S THEOREM