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State two conditions for a body, acted upon by several forces to be in equilibrium.
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The two conditions for a body to be in equilibrium are
The resultant of all the forces acting on a body should be zero.
The algebraic sum of moments of all the forces acting on the body about the point of rotation should be zero.
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