Horizontal Beam

Horizontal Beam#

A horizontal beam of length \(L = {{ params.L }}\) \(\rm{m}\) and mass \(M = {{ params.M }}\) \(\rm{kg}\) has a mass \(m = {{ params.m }}\) \(\rm{kg}\) and width \(w = {{ params.w }}\) \(\rm{m}\) sitting at the end of the beam (see the following figure).

An image showing a horizontal beam with length L and mass M connected to a wall by a wall support. On the opposite end, a block of mass m and width w rests on the beam.

Part 1#

What is the torque \(\tau\) of the system about the support at the wall?

Answer Section#

Please enter a numerical value in \(\rm{N \cdot m}\).

Attribution#

Problem is from the OpenStax University Physics Volume 1 textbook, licensed under the CC-BY 4.0 license.
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