Answer to Question #195032 in Physics for eyoba

Question

explain what is meant by the term linear equilibrem and describe the conditions required.

Answer 1

Equilibrium, in physics, the condition of a system when neither its state of motion nor its internal energy state tends to change with time. A simple mechanical body is said to be in equilibrium if it experiences neither linear acceleration nor angular acceleration; unless it is disturbed by an outside force, it will continue in that condition indefinitely.

There are two conditions that must be met for an object to be in equilibrium.

The first condition is that the net force on the object must be zero for the object to be in equilibrium.

If net force is zero, then net force along any direction is zero.

The second condition of static equilibrium says that the net torque acting on the object must be zero.