When a force 6 N is exerted at 30 0 to a wrench at a distance of 8 cm from a nut as shown in Fig., it is just able to loosen it. What force F is required to loosen the nut if applied 16 cm away to the wrench and normal to the wrench

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8 × 6 sin30 = F × 16 or F = 1.5N
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