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So, just like the other problem,
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I'm not asking you to find v and h.
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So the trick, once more,
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is to jump straight to the torque equation.
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Forget about the force equation.
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Go to the torque equation and take the torque around this point,
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then this guy is out.
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No matter what's going on--
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doesn't matter -- the torque due to the pivot is out.
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So, we have to equate the torque due to the force I apply
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to the torque due to gravity pulling the rod down.
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Torque due to force I apply;