what is the formula of torque

The formula for torque is τ = r × F = rFsin(θ), where τ is torque, r is the distance vector (the distance from the pivot point to the point where force is applied), F is the force vector, and θ is the angle between r and F. Another way of expressing the above equation is that torque is the product of the magnitude of the force and the perpendicular distance from the force to the axis of rotation (i.e. the pivot point) . The unit of torque is Newton-meter (N-m) . The symbol used to represent torque is τ (tau) . The dimension of torque is [ML2T-2] .