Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for a body to remain in…
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Problem
Which of the following conditions must be satisfied for a body to remain in translational equilibrium under the action of several forces?
(a) Sum of magnitudes of all the forces acting on the body is zero
(b) Vector sum of all the torques acting on the body about any point is zero
(c) Vector sum of all the forces acting on the body is zero
(d) Algebraic sum of the force components along only one coordinate axis is zero