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Is it possible for an object to be in equilibrium (no net force), if only one force is acting on it ?
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Is it possible for an object to be in equilibrium (no net force), if only one force is acting on it ?

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An object cannot be in equilibrium if only one force is acting upon it as there is no way for the net force to be canceled out unless there is at least one other force (so 2+ total) acting upon the object.
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