A wrench with a length of $54 c m$ $54 cm$ is being used to unscrew a $6 c m$ $6 cm$ bolt. If a torque of $90 N m$ $90 Nm$ is needed to overcome the friction keeping the bolt in place, what is the minimum torque that must be applied to the wrench to unscrew the bolt?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-07T16:56:53

'What is the minimum force that must be applied'

$16 \frac{2}{3} Newtons$ $16 2/3" Newtons"$

Did you know that you can and may treat units of measurement in the same way you do the numbers

Known: $54 c m = 0.54 m$ $54cm = 0.54m$

Let the unknown applied force be $x$ $x$ Newtons

$0.54 m \times x N = 90 N m$ $0.54 m xx xN=90 Nm$

Divide both sides by $0.54 m$ $0.54 m$

$(0.54m)/(0.54m)xx xN=(90xxNxxcancel(m))/(0.54xxcancel(m))$

$color(white)("dd")1color(white)("ddd")xx xN=16 2/3N$

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