Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) §8.5 Masses and Moments, #31 · Calculus · Applications of integrals

Put a mass … at the point

Put a mass $m$ at the point $(x, 0)$ . Around the origin the torque from gravity is the force $m g$ times the distance $x$ . This equals $g$ times the ______ $m x$ .

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Gilbert Strang, Calculus, 3rd edition (Wellesley-Cambridge Press; MIT OpenCourseWare RES.18-001) · §8.5 Masses and Moments, #31

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