translational equilibrium
What translational equilibrium means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
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Reference: WJEC
When the resultant force acting on a particle is zero, its acceleration is identically zero and its velocity vector remains constant.
A condition in which the vector sum of all external forces is zero.
Topics that use translational equilibrium
- Forces and Newton’s laws (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
- Moments (A2 Unit 4: Applied Mathematics B) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- action-reaction pairs
- force
- free fall
- gravitational acceleration g
- inextensible string
- mass and acceleration
- Newton's first law
- Newton's second law
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