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In [[statics]] the '''resultant''' of a system of [[force]]s acting at various points on a rigid body or system of particles is a single force, acting at a single point, if one exists, which is equivalent to the given system. | In [[statics]] the '''resultant''' of a system of [[force]]s acting at various points on a rigid body or system of particles is a single force, acting at a single point, if one exists, which is equivalent to the given system. | ||
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* {{cite book | author=D.A. Quadling | coauthors=A.R.D. Ramsay | title=An Introduction to Advanced Mechanics | year=1964 | publisher=G. Bell and Sons | pages=102-103 }} | * {{cite book | author=D.A. Quadling | coauthors=A.R.D. Ramsay | title=An Introduction to Advanced Mechanics | year=1964 | publisher=G. Bell and Sons | pages=102-103 }}[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] |
Latest revision as of 16:00, 11 October 2024
In statics the resultant of a system of forces acting at various points on a rigid body or system of particles is a single force, acting at a single point, if one exists, which is equivalent to the given system.
Suppose that forces Fi act at points ri. The resultant would be a single force G acting at a point s. The systems are equivalent if they have the same net force and the same net moment about any point.
These condition are equivalent to requiring that
If , there is no net moment and the conditions are satisfied by taking and s=0.
If , the second condition is soluble only if is perpendicular to . Suppose that this necessary condition is satisfied. It is then the case that an appropriate s can be found.
We conclude that a necessary and sufficient condition for the system of forces to have a resultant is that
References
- D.A. Quadling; A.R.D. Ramsay (1964). An Introduction to Advanced Mechanics. G. Bell and Sons, 102-103.