A tree has two large branches that grow out horizontally from the trunk in opposite directions. One

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A tree has two large branches that grow out horizontally from the trunk in opposite directions. One branch has length L and diameter d, whereas the other has length L/2. If the magnitude of the torque due to gravity is the same on the two branches, what is the diameter of the shorter branch?

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