Thread: Torque and Energy

At least with a lever can the magnitude of torque be considered the equivalent of energy or work?
Since the formula l*F*sin(theta) could equal F*d?

No. Torque and work have the same units of measurement, but they aren't the same.

Originally Posted by Golkarian

At least with a lever can the magnitude of torque be considered the equivalent of energy or work?
Since the formula l*F*sin(theta) could equal F*d?

To amplify what Harold said, while torque and energy have the same units they are quite different.

Energy is a scalar, the dot product of the force and displacement vectors. Torque is a vector, the cross product of the force vector and the moment arm vector.