Question

When you push a door closer to the hinges, why does it open more slowly? because you are closer to the center Now choose from one of the following options Why? a) It opens slowly, because the lever arm is shorter so the torque is large b) It opens slowly because the lever am is longer so the torque is large. c It opens slowly, because the lever asi is shorter so the torque is less. Comes from 9.2 The for

Answer 1

Option C is correct from the above because the formula of torque is as follows:

$Torque= F\times r$

The torque depends directly on the perpendicular distance from the center of rotation. If we move close towards the hinge, r decreases.