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A system of forces A, B, C etc, acting through a common point O, in the same plane (Figure 2.la), is in equilibrium when the algebraic sum of its force components ΣF, in the x and y directions, is zero. It follows from this that the polygon of force vectors (Fig. 2.1b) will close.
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Rees, D.W.A. (1997). Static Equilibrium. In: Basic Solid Mechanics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14161-6_2
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