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Q: Why are clockwise moments negative?
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Principle of moment?

sum of anticlockwise moments=sum of clockwise moments


State the Principle of Moments?

If a body is in equlibrium the sum of the clockwise moments is equal to the sum o the anticlockwise moments.


Why is a sign convention used when calculating moments using the components method?

Moments are forces which act in either a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction. In order to take account of the rotational direction, it is necessary to use a sign convention.


Negative magnitude rotation is?

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What does it mean when an angle is negative?

An angle is a measure of turn. the amount of turn is the magnitude, measured in degrees, and direction of turn can be clockwise or anti-clockwise. A positive angle turns in an anti-clockwise direction while a negative angle turns in a clockwise direction.


Why clock wise torque is negative?

Negative tourques produce clockwise (ce) rotations.


What do you if both the coordinates are negative when doing a rotation of 90 degrees?

The answer will depend on whether the rotation is clockwise or anti-clockwise.


What does the principle of moment state?

Principle of moments states that:Clockwise moments=Anti-clockwise moments.


What direction of rotation produces a negative measure of an angle?

Clockwise.


What is negative bearing?

a bearing is the angle from north moving clockwise 360 degrees a negative bearing is moving counterclockwise from north


Can reference angles be negative?

Certainly. A negative angle is simply clockwise instead of counterclockwise from the zero angle, but this is usually not indicated as such on a drawing.


Is there a positive or a negative angle?

Yes. Angles may be measured from the direction of the positive horizontal axis and, clockwise is negative, anticlockwise is positive.