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title: "What is the net torque acting on the pivot supporting a \\(10 \\, \\text{kilogram}\\) beam \\(2 \\, \\text{meters}\\) long as shown above? Assume that the positive direction is clockwise."
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# What is the net torque acting on the pivot supporting a \(10 \, \text{kilogram}\) beam \(2 \, \text{meters}\) long as shown above? Assume that the positive direction is clockwise.

What is the net torque acting on the pivot supporting a \(10 \, \text{kilogram}\) beam \(2 \, \text{meters}\) long as shown above? Assume that the positive direction is clockwise.

![Diagram](https://nerd-notes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/9-300x238.png)

- **A.** \(198 \, \text{N} \cdot \text{m}\)
- **B.** \(-198 \, \text{N} \cdot \text{m}\)
- **C.** \(-102 \, \text{N} \cdot \text{m}\)
- **D.** \(102 \, \text{N} \cdot \text{m}\)

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