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प्रश्न
What do you mean by equilibrium of a body?
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उत्तर
A body is said to be in equilibrium under the action of a number of forces, if the forces are not able to produce any change in the state of rest or of uniform motion or uniform rotation.
Equilibrium is a state of zero acceleration.
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