Answer
$\tau = 98~N \cdot m$
Work Step by Step
We can find the torque due to the weight about the horizontal axis:
$\tau = r~F$
$\tau = r~mg$
$\tau = (1.0~m)(10.0~kg)(9.80~m/s^2)$
$\tau = 98~N \cdot m$
College Physics (4th Edition)
by Giambattista, Alan; Richardson, Betty; Richardson, Robert
Published by
McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10:
0073512141
ISBN 13:
978-0-07351-214-3
Chapter 8 - Problems - Page 318: 94
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