The following is in unstable equilibrium__________________?
A. A uniform solid cone resting on a generator on a smooth horizontal plane
B. A uniform solid cone resting on its base on a horizontal plane
C. A solid cube resting on one edge
D. A satellite encircling the earth
A rigid body is in a stable equilibrium if the application of any force__________________?
A. Can raise the cg of the body but can not lower it
B. Tends to lower the cg of the body
C. Neither raises nor lowers the cg of the body
D. None of above
The torque produced by a force depends on__________________?
A. 1) the magnitude of the force
B. 2) the direction of the force
C. 3) the’point of application of the force relative to origin
D. The correct answer is?