Question: In Section 8.6, it was asserted that the sum of all the internal torques (that is, the torques due to internal forces) acting on a

In Section 8.6, it was asserted that the sum of all the internal torques (that is, the torques due to internal forces) acting on a rigid object is zero. The figure shows two particles in a rigid object. The particles exert forces and on each other. These forces are directed along a line that joins the two particles. Explain why the torques due to these two forces must be equal and opposite even though the forces are applied at different points (and, therefore, possibly different distances from the axis).


In Section 8.6, it was asserted that the sum of
In Section 8.6, it was asserted that the sum of

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