Suppose a bolt on your car engine needs to be tightened to a torque of (20 mathrm{~N}

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Suppose a bolt on your car engine needs to be tightened to a torque of \(20 \mathrm{~N} \cdot \mathrm{m}\). You are using a \(15-\mathrm{cm}-\) long wrench, and you apply a force at the very end in the direction that produces maximum torque. What force should you apply?

A. \(1300 \mathrm{~N}\)

B. \(260 \mathrm{~N}\)

C. \(130 \mathrm{~N}\)

D. \(26 \mathrm{~N}\)

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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