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प्रश्न
State when the moment of force is positive and when it is negative.
When is the moment of force (i) positive, (ii) negative.
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उत्तर
If the couple has a tendency to rotate the body in an anti-clockwise direction then its moment is taken positive and if the tendency of rotation is clockwise then the moment is negative.
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