Clockwise moment produced by a force about a fulcrum is considered to be:

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1(i)1 Mark · 2023 · Section A · 2023 Paper

Clockwise moment produced by a force about a fulcrum is considered to be:

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Negative

Reason — If the effect on the body is to turn it clockwise, moment of force is called the clockwise moment and it is taken as negative, while if the effect on the body is to turn it anticlockwise, moment of force is called the anticlockwise moment and it is taken as positive.

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