Turning effect of force

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What are the factors that affect the size of a moment?

force and the perpendicular distance

State the principle of moments for an object in equilibrium

the sum of clockwise moments equals the sum of anticlockwise moments

Explain what is meant by the perpendicular distance

distance between the pivot and the line of action of the force

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