Physics, Torque (12 of 13) Static Equilibrium, Ladder Problem

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  • čas přidán 10. 01. 2015
  • Static Equilibrium, The Ladder Problem; Shows how to use static equilibrium to determine the force of friction between the bottom of the ladder and the ground surface. The sum of the forces in the x-direction, the sum of the forces in the y-direction and the sum of the torque are set equal to zero.
    Torque is a rotating force. It is a measure of how much force is acting on an object that causes the object to rotate. The object will rotate about an axis, which is called the pivot point. It is labeled with the letter P or O. The distance from the pivot point to the point where the force acts is called the moment arm or the lever arm. This distance is labeled with the letter r. This distance r is also a vector, and points from the axis of rotation to the point where the force acts. The force is labeled with the letter F.
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Komentáře • 147

  • @kelsea7576
    @kelsea7576 Před 6 lety +67

    wow my physics teacher makes this so much harder than it needs to be

  • @anissagonzales3903
    @anissagonzales3903 Před 5 lety +24

    i just watched all 12 of your torque videos and i just want to say thank you so much!!! you help students like me who struggle so much with certain concepts. i feel so much better about my midterm now, thank you for taking the time to make these!

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 5 lety +4

      Great, thanks for commenting and I hope the midterm goes well.

  • @danielsmith6371
    @danielsmith6371 Před 3 lety +3

    i have found in my many college classes that there are 2 types of teachers. teachers like you are the best, they actually want their students to learn and understand. and the other are there to flex their brains so to speak. making thngs way harder than they need to be to appear more impressive.

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 3 lety

      I appreciate your comment. Thanks very much and best wishes to you.

  • @wolfrock04
    @wolfrock04 Před 8 měsíci +3

    I was just using this to learn ladder examples before my test on momentum and torque and it’s very helpful.

  • @xxxFAiRyTaiLxxxD
    @xxxFAiRyTaiLxxxD Před 8 lety +26

    best explanation ever. You helped solved my homework

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 8 lety

      +Chantel Jose Thanks for the positive comment. You can a listing of all my videos from my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @XxbrownbxX
    @XxbrownbxX Před 7 lety +3

    Thank You Very Much! This was clear, and just what I needed

  • @johnfletcher8129
    @johnfletcher8129 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks so much! I've got my Statics final in about 1.5 hours and this helped a bunch.

  • @Napkinholdin
    @Napkinholdin Před 3 lety +2

    My goodness... I'm not so good at this critical thinking sometimes, so given this problem to solve even with all of the tools, I wasn't able to "put it together" like a puzzle. Thank you for the succinct walk-through on how to solve these ladder problems

  • @albertpicher3910
    @albertpicher3910 Před 7 lety +1

    Really clear explanation. thanks a lot!

  • @infamousxreaper
    @infamousxreaper Před 8 lety +5

    Thank you my good sir. Really helpful for recapping for my AP physics test

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 8 lety

      +InfamousReaper Great, hope the test went well. You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @VOMotion
    @VOMotion Před 4 lety

    Yep, this was the video that made me understand after watching multiple lectures and other videos. Thanks!

  • @kem7261
    @kem7261 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you Sir for the time and patience to teach us!! So clearly explained! Thank you very much

  • @diamondaka4559
    @diamondaka4559 Před 7 lety +3

    That was really awesome...... Keep it....!much appreciate

  • @Zackarysmackary
    @Zackarysmackary Před 7 lety +2

    Great video, dude!

  • @timychanga
    @timychanga Před 5 lety +1

    Thank you! Your explanations were really helpful

  • @jasonwu7823
    @jasonwu7823 Před 7 lety +1

    very helpful ! Thank you very much!

  • @cfopeter102
    @cfopeter102 Před 6 lety +1

    Great explanation of the problem, thank you sir!

  • @DeLaHaProductions
    @DeLaHaProductions Před 9 lety +1

    That helped out a lot thanks! The best explanation of this problem I could find online.

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 9 lety

      @Ben Fox, thanks for the "best" comment, I think they turned out pretty well but they (static equilibrium videos) have not gotten much traffic yet. Tell all your friends.

    • @DeLaHaProductions
      @DeLaHaProductions Před 9 lety

      Will do! I'll be checking out some more later as well.

  • @jiadavid
    @jiadavid Před 4 lety +1

    I finished all my homework but on the quiz I finished so poorly because I couldn't understand which numbers to plug into the equation. At 5:15 you explained the equation perfectly. I love how you use "r * f * sin()" instead of " f*perpendicular and whatever". Both ways work but I'm glad I've learned about the other way

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 4 lety

      Great that you found the video explanation to be helpful, thanks for the comment!

  • @christetachausa4179
    @christetachausa4179 Před rokem +1

    Thank you for making me understand this concept...
    It really helped

  • @ptyptypty3
    @ptyptypty3 Před 5 lety +1

    Most Excellent!! thank you... great graphics... that's a cool program you're using.... so easy to read and follow...

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 5 lety +1

      Thanks for the positive comment. It is not really a program, just Apple Keynote with animations. Works pretty well.

  • @BarcaOwl
    @BarcaOwl Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks man, feels bad when you say that's alot to do and my physics department is probably laughing at the prospect of putting a problem so simple to them on the exam.

  • @AdamBehnam
    @AdamBehnam Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks bro! With this video I subscribed to your channel! :)

  • @JesusMartinez-zu3xl
    @JesusMartinez-zu3xl Před 2 lety +1

    you made this problem so easy to follow!

  • @vanessaantuna9663
    @vanessaantuna9663 Před 7 lety

    I appreciate this so much thanks!

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 7 lety

      You are very welcome. You can see a listing of all my videos at www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @paullukak8949
    @paullukak8949 Před 6 lety +1

    Amazing lesson. I have a physics final in 8 hours and i learned more from your videos than 3 months of lectures. God Bless!!

  • @matthewbarna2241
    @matthewbarna2241 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video!

  • @thammyxolani9736
    @thammyxolani9736 Před 6 lety +2

    Thank you Sir you my best lecture ever may God bless

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 6 lety

      Very nice of you to say....thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @aklilumengesha1847
    @aklilumengesha1847 Před 3 lety +1

    my physics teacher suggested me to watch this really thank u for the brief explanation

  • @divyanshagg1125
    @divyanshagg1125 Před 3 lety +1

    thanks!! i needed it soo much for my pre-medical entrance exam

  • @ehansingo8490
    @ehansingo8490 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the detailed explanation 🙏😊

  • @peterholmes1736
    @peterholmes1736 Před rokem

    I'll start off by saying thank you so much for these videos! I'm studying physics with the OU alongside my full-time job and having content like this really helps me understand concepts faster than using my textbooks!
    A quick question on this though, would there not be a coefficient of friction where the ladder meets the wall? Assuming the ladder is stationary there would be a coefficient of static friction and if the ladder were sliding there would be a coefficient of sliding friction.

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před rokem

      We assume there is no friction between the wall and the ladder.

  • @calypzo9361
    @calypzo9361 Před 5 lety +1

    You're the man!!!

  • @jimpy2731
    @jimpy2731 Před 2 lety

    So in theory, if we solve for the friction force like we do in the video, but also find the magnitude of the normal force in by summing the forces in the y direction, we could find the value of mu correct?

  • @vijgenboom2843
    @vijgenboom2843 Před 2 lety +1

    Excellent! Thank you ❤️.

  • @Joey-nh4wy
    @Joey-nh4wy Před 2 lety +1

    God bless you Sir!!! Thanks alot for your vidoes

  • @HashBandicoot356
    @HashBandicoot356 Před 6 lety +1

    TY very well explained.

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 6 lety

      Thanks. You can also see a listing of all my videos by topic at www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @amylucas6384
    @amylucas6384 Před 6 lety

    Super helpful

  • @muhammedsillah3363
    @muhammedsillah3363 Před 2 lety +1

    May the lord reward your hardwork

  • @andrewcarnegie7860
    @andrewcarnegie7860 Před 4 lety

    Just a query can we take torque from the point on the wall? Btw nice lecture

  • @aashbipin4993
    @aashbipin4993 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank u for ur clear cut explanation sir...☺️

  • @merrymekoro2206
    @merrymekoro2206 Před rokem +1

    Thank you Sir!!! It's very helpfull

  • @birukchiche7233
    @birukchiche7233 Před měsícem +1

    Outstanding 🎉

  • @Shackled
    @Shackled Před 4 lety +1

    So good!

  • @richtervaneeden3287
    @richtervaneeden3287 Před 7 lety

    do one on momentum

  • @valerie.mccaffrey
    @valerie.mccaffrey Před 4 lety +1

    helpful, thank you!

  • @user-vk8ib2cj2g
    @user-vk8ib2cj2g Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have great thanks for you .keep it up 💯💯💯💯💯 percent

  • @aayushkhanduri594
    @aayushkhanduri594 Před 3 lety

    nice explaination

  • @lokkilokesh4388
    @lokkilokesh4388 Před 8 lety

    clearly understood sir thanq this makes me good marks in my semister

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 8 lety

      Hope the semester ends well.
      You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @138suhasvardhan4
    @138suhasvardhan4 Před 4 lety

    Thank u sir

  • @billvibetti6003
    @billvibetti6003 Před 3 lety

    5.5m is the vertical distance from the pivot, aren't we supposed to use horizontal (perpendicular) distances ??

  • @lesnerchai2186
    @lesnerchai2186 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you sir

  • @ptatoe16
    @ptatoe16 Před 3 měsíci +1

    You said that the x distances given are the lever arms, but this doesn’t really make sense to me. With our torque equation where Tp + Tl = Tw, are we not talking about torques acted upon the ladder? Therefore, the ladder should be our lever arm right? However if we treat the x distances as lever arms, this ends up being the torques that the forces produce onto the floor, which doesn’t make sense

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 2 měsíci

      Good question, but starting at about 5:00 minutes into the video I explain how we get around the fact that we do not know the lever arm.

  • @lessejesse10
    @lessejesse10 Před 5 lety +3

    How do you decide which point is best to take the torque from?

  • @srijanbhowmick9570
    @srijanbhowmick9570 Před 3 lety

    Why are we choosing the bottom end of the ladder to calculate the torque ?
    Why can't we use the center of mass of the ladder ?

  • @jackiemoon1992
    @jackiemoon1992 Před 7 lety

    thank you

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 7 lety

      You are very welcome, You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @foongyeeng6332
    @foongyeeng6332 Před 6 lety

    How is the lever arm of the force from the wall (Fw) 5.5m when the pivot point is set at the base of the ladder touching the ground?

    • @foongyeeng6332
      @foongyeeng6332 Před 6 lety

      Hey, actually I think I might have figured it out. When using the formula 'torque= r x F', we substitute the values 'torque= 5.5m x Fw' but if we choose to use the formula 'torque= r x F x sin θ', we substitute the values r= length of ladder, F=Fw , sin θ= sine of angle between the horizontal Fw and ladder or alternatively, sin θ= opposite/hypotenuse= 5.5m/length of ladder, all these into 'torque= r xF x sin θ' and the torques would be the same. Hope this helps!

  • @95039171rapthebat
    @95039171rapthebat Před 8 lety

    Thank You!

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 8 lety

      +Raphael Banoub You are welcome!
      You can see a listing of all my videos at my website,www.stepbystepscience.com

    • @95039171rapthebat
      @95039171rapthebat Před 8 lety

      Great! They are awesome! Very helpful!

  • @cheapthrillz7320
    @cheapthrillz7320 Před 7 lety

    I damn sure appreciate cha!

  • @thomasj.jr.1019
    @thomasj.jr.1019 Před 6 lety +1

    I love this but I still dont get that Xl and Xp, did u get those Xl and Xp from the question or did u just count them ? Thank you 😭

  • @irtaza9429
    @irtaza9429 Před 8 měsíci

    I love you

  • @lclow5053
    @lclow5053 Před 7 lety +1

    BEST

  • @tilakpatel2106
    @tilakpatel2106 Před 5 lety

    Shouldn't the Ff be (-247N)? It's in the opposite direction.

  • @chasefarrell3755
    @chasefarrell3755 Před 2 lety

    This dude talks faster than anyone I've ever heard but still is easier to understand than my professor.

  • @llawliet405
    @llawliet405 Před 5 lety +1

    thnk you

  • @jessicalaczny2936
    @jessicalaczny2936 Před 5 lety +1

    Why aren't the weight forces broken down into components? Aren't they both at angles instead of being perpendicular to the ladder?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 5 lety +1

      because they are acting in the y direction, not between the x and y directions.

  • @alwysrite
    @alwysrite Před 7 lety

    Are we assuming that friction between ladder and wall = zero for this example?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 7 lety

      Yes, You can see a listing of all my videos at my website, www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @howchen8529
    @howchen8529 Před 6 lety

    wouldn't there be another up force at the another end of the ladder?

    • @salmansuleman1058
      @salmansuleman1058 Před 5 lety

      Yeah, if there was only one force then the ladder would be moving to the right.

  • @sethother8012
    @sethother8012 Před 2 lety

    At 3:39 when you said, “if these forces were to act by themselves, the would cause the ladder to rotate in the counter-clockwise direction” did you mean clockwise?

    • @sethother8012
      @sethother8012 Před 2 lety

      Those downward forces are clockwise, aren’t they?

    • @sethother8012
      @sethother8012 Před 2 lety

      Well, i guess that just depends which normal force you get rid of to allow rotation. its only counterclockwise if you get rid of the wall. If yiu getvrid if the ground, it goes clockwise

    • @sethother8012
      @sethother8012 Před 2 lety

      Its because axis of rotation is at base of ladder

  • @shammya9446
    @shammya9446 Před 7 lety +1

    Why FW is directly horizontal ?

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 7 lety +4

      The ladder pushes into the wall and the wall pushes back. Newton's 3rd Law. Seems a bit odd but yes the forces are horizontal.

    • @shammya9446
      @shammya9446 Před 7 lety

      Step-by-Step Science Thanks

  • @YA-ok1mo
    @YA-ok1mo Před 2 lety +1

  • @reeeyawn
    @reeeyawn Před 7 lety +1

    Appreciated the video. Btw you sound like a congested Tom Hanks :D

  • @guilhermefreire8093
    @guilhermefreire8093 Před 4 lety +1

    Mmmm i get it now.thks amte

  • @rohitrao9302
    @rohitrao9302 Před 4 lety +1

    very good video but can you talk a bit slower next time

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 4 lety

      I am always trying to find a balance between too fast and too slow...thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @mikaellaapelo8578
    @mikaellaapelo8578 Před 8 lety +1

    Excuse me sir! how did you get 1.1m and 1.6m? Is there any formula on how to get them?

  • @pinkseifuku
    @pinkseifuku Před 7 lety +5

    THANK U SHAHSJWDJOWJDWJDJW IM SCREAMING

    • @stepbystepscience
      @stepbystepscience  Před 7 lety +1

      I think that is good, You can see a complete listing of my videos at www.stepbystepscience.com

  • @mickytube1935
    @mickytube1935 Před 3 lety

    Ur so fast when teaching but good also

  • @rukayatujafar4612
    @rukayatujafar4612 Před 26 dny +1

    Why do u talk so fast I really don't get it especially with how fast u speak

  • @deleteaman
    @deleteaman Před 4 lety

    oops. solved for friction coeffiecient. It's .27

  • @Srinathji_Das
    @Srinathji_Das Před 4 lety

    I reincarnated into this?!?

  • @harishchauhan6613
    @harishchauhan6613 Před rokem +1

    Thank you sir