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Equilibrium of Forces

The document discusses equilibrium of forces and how three forces can act on a body to keep it in equilibrium. It also discusses the law of triangle of forces which states that if three forces act on a body in equilibrium, they can be represented by the sides of a triangle in both magnitude and direction.

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Equilibrium of Forces

The document discusses equilibrium of forces and how three forces can act on a body to keep it in equilibrium. It also discusses the law of triangle of forces which states that if three forces act on a body in equilibrium, they can be represented by the sides of a triangle in both magnitude and direction.

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EQUILIBRIUM OF

FORCES
UMORU M
A body is said to be in Equilibrium if it is at rest or moves with uniform velocity
An object can be acted upon by several forces in equilibrium, the resultant of
these forces is equal to their equilibrant in magnitude but opposite in direction

If three forces will act on a body to keep it in equilibrium, one of the forces is the the
equilibrant of the other two forces

F3

F2

F1
LAW OF TRIANGLE OF FORCES

It states that if three forces will act on a body to keep it in


equilibrium, they can be represented both in magnitude and direction
by the sides of a triangle taken in order

F3

F3
F2
F1

F2
F1
F3
θ
F2

θ
F3
F1
F1

F2
For what value of 6 are the forces in the diagram θ
above in equilibruim
•A. 15∘ 6N
12N
•B. 30∘
•C. 45∘
•D. 60∘

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