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प्रश्न
What is meant by equilibrium?
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उत्तर
When a number of forces acting on a body produce no change in its state of rest or of uniform motion the body is said to be in equilibrium.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State the condition when a body is in static equilibrium.
A uniform meter scale is in equilibrium as shown in the diagram :

(i) Calculate the weight of the meter scale.
(ii) Which of the following options is correct to keep the ruler in equilibrium when 40 gf wt is shifted to 0 cm mark ?
F is shifted towards 0 cm
or
F is shifted towards 100 cm
State two conditions for a body acted upon by several forces to be in equilibrium.
A meter scale is pivoted at its mid point and a 50 g mass suspended from the 20 cm mark. What mass balances the ruler when suspended from 65 cm mark?
A faulty balance of unequal arms and pans of unequal weights is used to find the true weight of a metal. By double weighing the weights are found to be 1210 g and 1000 g. Calculate the true weight of the metal.
The moon revolving around the earth is in ______ equilibrium.
In figure, a uniform bar of length l m is supported at its ends and loaded by a weight W kgf at its middle. In equilibrium, find the reactions R1 and R2 at the ends.

`["Hint:" "In equilibrium" "R"_1 + "R"_2 = "W" "and" "R"_1 xx l/2 = "R"_2 xx l/2]`
Define the term momentum.
Give an experiment to verify the principle of moments.
