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Consider the object subject to the three forces in Figure 12.3. Choose the correct statement with regard to this situation from the choices (a)–(d) in Quick Quiz 12.1.
Figure 12.3 (Quick Quiz 12.2) Three forces act on an object. Notice that the lines of action of all three forces pass through a common point.
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