Physics for MSCE Form 4: Online Courses and Study Materials

Principle of Moments for a Body in Equilibrium

Materials:

  • Metre ruler
  • Weights
  • Strings

Explanation:

  • In equilibrium, the clockwise moment equals the anticlockwise moment.
  • For a body to be in equilibrium, the sum of clockwise moments must be equal to the sum of anticlockwise moments about any point.


Clockwise Moment=Anticlockwise Moment

Force×Distance=Force×Distance

F D1×W1=W2×D2

Principle of Moments:

  • States that for a body to be in equilibrium, the sum of clockwise moments about any point must be equal to the sum of anticlockwise moments about that point.
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