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In Chapter 4 we discussed the conditions which ensure that a rigid body is in equilibrium under a set of coplanar forces. In the present chapter we consider sets of coplanar forces acting on a rigid body which may not be in equilibrium. This work
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provides justification for some of the results stated, without proof, in Chapters 3 and 4;
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prepares the ground for the study of the motion of rigid bodies in Chapter 6.
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© 1984 Tony Bridgeman, P. C. Chatwin and C. Plumpton
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Bridgeman, T., Chatwin, P.C., Plumpton, C. (1984). Coplanar forces acting on a rigid body. In: Mechanics of Groups of Particles. Core Books in Advanced Mathematics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06043-6_5
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