State two conditions for a body, acted upon by several forces, to be in equilibrium.

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The two conditions are:

i) The resultant of all forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.

ii) The resultant moment of all the forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.

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State two conditions for a body, acted upon by several forces, to be in equilibrium.

The two conditions are: i) The resultant of all forces acting on the body should be equal to zero. ii) The resultant moment of all the forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.

The two conditions are:

i) The resultant of all forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.

ii) The resultant moment of all the forces acting on the body should be equal to zero.