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  2. Equilibrant force - Wikipedia

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    By the Pythagorean theorem, the magnitude of the resultant force is [(-10) 2 + (-8) 2] 1/2 ≈ 12.8 N, which is also the magnitude of the equilibrant force. The angle of the equilibrant force can be found by trigonometry to be approximately 51 degrees north of east. Because the angle of the equilibrant force is opposite of the resultant force ...

  3. Resultant force - Wikipedia

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    In physics and engineering, a resultant force is the single force and associated torque obtained by combining a system of forces and torques acting on a rigid body via vector addition. The defining feature of a resultant force, or resultant force-torque, is that it has the same effect on the rigid body as the original system of forces. [ 1 ]

  4. List of types of equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    Equilibrant force, which keeps any object motionless and acts on virtually every object in the world that is not moving Equilibrium figures of Earth and planets (physical geodesy) Equilibrium mode distribution , the state of fiber optic or waveguide transmission in which the propagation mode does not vary with distance along the fiber or ...

  5. Reaction (physics) - Wikipedia

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    This support force is an 'equal and opposite' force; we know this not because of Newton's third law, but because the object remains at rest, so that the forces must be balanced. To this support force there is also a 'reaction': the object pulls down on the supporting cable, or pushes down on the supporting surface or liquid.

  6. Rigid body dynamics - Wikipedia

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    In the physical science of dynamics, rigid-body dynamics studies the movement of systems of interconnected bodies under the action of external forces.The assumption that the bodies are rigid (i.e. they do not deform under the action of applied forces) simplifies analysis, by reducing the parameters that describe the configuration of the system to the translation and rotation of reference ...

  7. Free body diagram - Wikipedia

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    In physics and engineering, a free body diagram (FBD; also called a force diagram) [1] is a graphical illustration used to visualize the applied forces, moments, and resulting reactions on a free body in a given condition. It depicts a body or connected bodies with all the applied forces and moments, and reactions, which act on the body(ies).

  8. Euler's laws of motion - Wikipedia

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    Body forces and contact forces acting on the body lead to corresponding moments of those forces relative to a given point. Thus, the total applied torque M about the origin is given by = + where M B and M C respectively indicate the moments caused by the body and contact forces. Thus, the sum of all applied forces and torques (with respect to ...

  9. Center of pressure (terrestrial locomotion) - Wikipedia

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    In biomechanics, center of pressure (CoP) is the term given to the point of application of the ground reaction force vector. The ground reaction force vector represents the sum of all forces acting between a physical object and its supporting surface. Analysis of the center of pressure is common in studies on human postural control and gait.