Choosing the pivot point to be where the carpet meets the floor eliminates two of the forces from the problem since they act at zero distance from the pivot. Let q be the angle between the carpet and the floor. Then the clockwise torque is created by the force due to gravity acting at the center of the carpet, or 1.5m along the carpet from the pivot. Since only the perpendicular distance affects the torque, the total clockwise torque is given by
