Another way to say what 'Bestfrog' said, when you are trying to close a door you produce torque the torque formula is defined by T = F (the force you make) * d (the distance from the point where the door is atached to the wall, the 'pivot point') so, the further you push the door from its pivot point, the greater the torque and easier it is to close / open it (hope you understood it, otherwise just send more questions - this is my first time trying to answer something :) )
Yes but why? Who, What, When, Where, How did we get Moment (torque) = Force x Distance? I get that the further the point of force applied is to the pivot, the less force required to get the door open a certain amount (work done?) but why is that the case?
<My physics teacher said something along the lines of work done but i cannot remember