A gardener pushes on the end of a spade with a force of
PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Mechanics and materials · Mechanics and materials
Problem
A gardener pushes on the end of a spade with a force of 80N. The handle of the spade is 0.25m long.
(i) At what value of the angle θ between the force and the handle will the torque about the point where the spade meets the soil be maximum?
(ii) Calculate this maximum torque.