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Question

How can you increase the turning effect of a force?

By increasing the perpendicular distance between force and axis.

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By lubricating the handle with oil and grease.

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By reducing the applied force.

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By decreasing the perpendicular distance between force and axis.

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Solution

The correct option is D
By decreasing the perpendicular distance between force and axis.

Turning effect of a force depends on the force and its perpendicular distance from the axis. So it can be increased by increasing the perpendicular distance from the axis.

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The moment of a force about a given axis depends:

(a) only on the magnitude of force

(b) Only on the perpendicular distance of force from the axis

(d) both, on the force and its perpendicular distance from the axis.

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