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| ability to control equlibrium |
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| area bound by the outermost regions of contact between a body and support surface / Surfaces |
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| point around which the mass and weight of a body are balanced , no matter how the body is positioned |
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| pair of equal , oppositely directed forces that act on oppsite sides of an axis of rotation to produce torque |
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| concept indicating a balance between applied forces and inertial forces for a body in motion |
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| lever positioned with the appiled forces and the resistance on oppsite sides of the axis of rotation. |
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| the point of support , or axis about which a lever maybe made to rotate |
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| a simple machine consisting of a relatively rigid barlike body that maybe made to rotate about an axis. |
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| ratio of force arm resistance arm for a given lever |
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| shortest (perpendicular) distance between a force's line of action and an axis of rotation |
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| a specially constructed board for determining the center of gravity location of the body positioned on top of it |
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| lever positioned with the resistance between the applied force and the fulcrum |
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| a procedure for determining total center of mass location based on the masses and center of mass locations of the individual body segments |
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| resistance to distription of equilibrium |
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| lever positioned with the appiled forces between the fulcrum and the resistance . |
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| the rotary effect of a force about an axis of rotation measured ans the product of the force and the perpendicular distance between the force line of action and the axis. |
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