Why does a spanner have a long handle?

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$| t o r q u e | = | r \times F |$
Torque is the product of length $r$ and the force $F$ . We apply force at the end of the spanner thus longer handle implies more $r$ implying more torque for same force.
$∴$ A spanner has large handle.

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