
2-2 (a) Conditions of equilibrium
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08 2-2 (a) Conditions of equilibrium
The two conditions
- A rigid body acted on by coplanar forces is in equilibrium if and only if:
- the resultant vector is zero: ;
- the sum of moments about any point is zero: .
In components
- Take and in the plane and perpendicular to it.
- and the moment is along , so the conditions become
- For parallel forces (say vertical), the first reduces to one equation: the forces up equal the forces down.
- The moment equation can be taken about any point; the best choice is a point where an unknown force acts, to eliminate it.
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