Question

What is the difference between torque and couple?

Answer 1

Answer:

Torque is force x displacement. When certain amount of force is applied on a body in any particular direction with the other end fixed, a torque is produced. Couple is a case of torque where u have equal forces acting in opposite direction. For eg. Tightening a bottle cap. Couple always has center of rotation.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Torque is produced due to a single force.

Couple is produced due to two forces that are equally in magnitude but opposite in direction but do not have same line of action