Learn how to use force diagrams to analyze the forces and torques acting on a rigid system. Explore how force and torque can lead to rolling in different situations.

Analyze the motion of rotating rigid systems, applying the concepts of force and linear motion to discover their rotational analogs—torque and rotational motion. Use force diagrams to model forces and …

A Ferris wheel is modeled below. Passenger cabins hang from the wheel at rest. Four of the cabins are labelled. Assume all of the cabins are empty and have the same mass. From greatest to least, rank …

Which of the following diagrams correctly models each force vector starting on, and pointing away from, the point where it's exerted on the disk as it rolls down the ramp?

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Review the concept of torque and how it is affected by the applied force and lever arm.

Examine how torque in rotational motion is analogous to force in linear motion. Learn how torque relates to force, position, and angle, and how force diagrams can be used to analyze forces and torques …

An introduction to torque, a force that causes rotation. Understand how torque is calculated as the product of force and distance, and how it differs from work. Learn about the direction of torque and …

Everything you've learned about motion, forces, energy, and momentum can be reused to analyze rotating objects. There are some differences, though. Here, you'll learn about rotational motion, …

Moments and torque are related but not the same thing. For a rotating object, the moment is established from the axis of rotation, ie. the imaginary line about which the object is rotating.