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FOR ANY ACTION, THERE IS A REACTION WHICH HAS THE SAME MAGNITUDE BUT ACTS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
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A B
A pushes B (action)
B pushes A (reaction)
when the object is : a) At rest (static equilibrium) b) Moving with uniform velocity (dynamic equilibrium)
Examples:
a) At rest (static equilibrium) - A book at rest on the table is in a state of equilibrium because there is no unbalanced force acting on the book. - There are two forces acting on the book : a) The weight of the book b) The normal reaction on the table.
- The weight of the book is balanced by the normal reaction of the table. There is no unbalanced force acting on the book. - An object is said to be in the state of equilibrium.
equilibrium) - An air puck moving with uniform velocity. - The forces acting on the air puck are the weight and the normal reaction of the table. - As the track is smooth, there is no frictional force acting against the motion of the air puck. - There is no unbalanced forced acting on the air puck. The weight of the air puck is balanced by the normal reaction of the table. - An object is said to said to be in a state of equilibrium.