PUSHING A BOX
A square of side length 20 cm sits in quadrant I of the x-y plane with one vertex at the origin and one side along the x-axis. A force = 5.8 N x̂ + -1 N is applied at the point = 5 cm x̂ + 11 cm .
(a) What is the torque on the box around the corner at the origin?
ANSWER: -0.688 N*m ẑ
(b) What is the torque on the box around the center of mass?
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