Torque and Centre of Gravity
Torque is also known as moment of force or couple. When a force acts on a particle, the particle does not merely move in the direction of the force but it also turns about some point. So, we can define the torque for a particle about a point as the vector product of position vector of the point where the force acts and with the force itself. In the given figure, balancing of a cardboard on the tip of a pencil is done. The point of support, G is the centre of gravity.
If the `F_(net.ext)`. is zero on the cardboard, it means
Options:
(a) `R = Mg`
(b) `m_1 g = Mg`
(c) `m_2g = Mg`
(d) `R = m_1'/'g`