Torque calculation
What is the torque of the force F → = ( 2 i ^ − 3 j ^ + 4 k ^ ) N acting at the point r → = ( 3 i ^ + 2 j ^ + 3 k ^ ) m about the origin?
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thanks brother
Why wouldn't you be able to take F cross r? Shouldn't the negative as a result of crossing it the opposite way be just as viable of an answer?
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It's a question I've wrangled with since my engineering undergrad years at Purdue, Dylan. I detest having to "cop-out", but r x F is the hidebound convention used in any statics/dynamics course in mechanical engineering + physics.