door 1 had its knob on the opposite side of the door as the hinges and door 2 has its door knob close to the hinge side of the door. suppose both doors require he same amount of torque to open. Which door would require you to push for a greater distance to open it?

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Mikaela Simmons

25 November, 17:49

door 1 had its knob on the opposite side of the door as the hinges and door 2 has its door knob close to the hinge side of the door. suppose both doors require he same amount of torque to open. Which door would require you to push for a greater distance to open it?

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Miles · Answer 1

Torque is defined as the product of force applied and the perpendicular distance.

Torque = force x distance

It is a vector quantity and its SI unit is Nm.

According to the question, the torque is same in both the cases. So, the distance of knob 2 is less than the distance of knob 1, so we have to apply more force on knob 2 to open the door.