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Calculating Applied Torque with Levers and Extensions

A mechanic is struggling to calculate the actual applied torque when using a bent double ring wrench and a ratchet and socket to tighten a nut on a free-spinning bolt, and when using a long extension with a torque wrench. The goal is to determine the percentage of torque applied to the nut in both cases.

Mathematics & logic, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics