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What is the principle of moments?

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Answer: Whenever a body is in balance, the entire clockwise moment about just a point equals the entire anticlockwise moment at the same point, according to the Principle of Moments.

Equation

Moment = force F multiplied by perpendicular distance from pivot d

Fd = Moment

Apparatus

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