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OS-UP-10-79 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Torque (Problem 79)

A pendulum consists of a rod of mass 1 kg and length 1 m connected to a pivot with a solid sphere attached at the other end with mass 0.5 kg and radius 30 cm. What is the torque about the pivot when the pendulum makes an angle of with respect to the vertical?