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Why it is more difficult to revolve a stone by tieing it to a larger string than by tiering it of a shorter string ?

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The torque `tau` required to cause an angular acceleration `alpha` is given by `tau = I alpha` Where `I(=mr^2)` is the moment of inertia.
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