Question

Can you have negative torque?

Answer 1

1. Torque is a two-dimensional vector quantity that has both a magnitude and a direction
2. Anticlockwise torque is taken as positive, while clockwise torque is considered as negative.
3. For example, To move a screw forward or backward, a screwdriver can be twisted both clockwise and counterclockwise.
4. Hence, we can have negative torque.