For a system in mechanical equilibrium, the resultant
A)force must be zero.
B)torque must be zero.
C)both of these
D)none of these

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For a system in mechanical equilibrium, both the resultant force and the resultant torque must be zero. This is because the system is not accelerating and is also not rotating. The balance of forces and torques results in a state of equilibrium.

For a System in Mechanical Equilibrium, the Resultant