A person supports a book between his finger and thumb as shown (the point of grip is assumed to be at the corner of the book). If the book has a weight of W then the person is producing a torque on the book of
A
anticlockwise
B
anticlockwise
C
anticlockwise
D
clockwise
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B
b
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