The magnitude of the torque is \(r F \sin(\theta )\), and the direction of the torque is determined by the RHR. \(\theta\) is the angle between the two vectors, and \(A\) and \(B\) are the magnitudes ...The magnitude of the torque is \(r F \sin(\theta )\), and the direction of the torque is determined by the RHR. \(\theta\) is the angle between the two vectors, and \(A\) and \(B\) are the magnitudes of the vectors \(\mathbf{r}\) and \(\mathbf{F}\), respectively.