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प्रश्न
State two condition for a body acted upon by several forces to be in equilibrium.
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उत्तर
For a body to be in equilibrium:
1) The resultant of all the forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.
2) The resultant moment of all the forces acting on the body about the point of rotation should be zero.
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