If a body is in equilibrium the conditions that must be satisfied are (i) the body must be suspended at its centre of gravity/mass, (ii) the resultant force on the body must be zero, (iii) the sum of moments on the body must be zero O only (ii) and (iii) are correct only (i) is correct O only (i) and (ii) are correct (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct O only (i) and (iii) are correct

If a body is in equilibrium the conditions that must be satisfied are (i) the body must be suspended at its centre of gravity/mass, (ii) the resultant force on the body must be zero, (iii) the sum of moments on the body must be zero O only (ii) and (iii) are correct only (i) is correct O only (i) and (ii) are correct (i), (ii), and (iii) are correct O only (i) and (iii) are correct

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter8: Rotational Motion

Section8.2: Rotational Dynamics

Problem 22PP

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