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Question
State two condition for a body acted upon by several forces to be in equilibrium.
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Solution
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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