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Torque is the result of a pair of forces acting to cause a turning effect. Torque is calculated as the
product of force and distance.
Which row gives the correct description of the force and the distance used to calculate the torque
of a couple?
| force | distance | |
|---|---|---|
| A | the magnitude of one force | the perpendicular distance between the two forces |
| B | the sum of the magnitudes of both forces | the perpendicular distance between the two forces |
| C | the magnitude of one force | the perpendicular distance from one force to the mid-point between the forces |
| D | the resultant of the two forces | the perpendicular distance from one force to the mid-point between the forces |