A horizontal 1.20 m bar can rotate about a point that is 0.30 m from its right end

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Problem

A horizontal 1.20 m bar can rotate about a point that is 0.30 m from its right end. Three forces act on the bar: 1. 12 N directed 45° below the bar at the left end, 2. 20 N acting upward at a point 0.40 m to the left of the pivot, perpendicular to the bar, 3. 15 N directed horizontally toward the pivot at the right end. Using the sign convention that counter-clockwise torques are positive, determine the net torque about the pivot.

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