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Translational equilibrium

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The configuration of forces such that the net force exerted on a system is zero, expressed as โˆ‘Fโƒ—แตข = 0.

AP course connection

Topic 2.4: 2.4 Newton's First Law

Unit 2

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