A baseball player holds a 36-oz bat (weight θ 10.0 N) with one hand at the point O (Fig. P12.1). The bat is in equilibrium. The weight of the bat acts along a line 60.0 cm to the right of O. Determine the force and the torque exerted by the player on the bat around an axis through O.

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0 60.0 cm ng Figure P12.1