Answer:
True
Explanation:
The condition of the equilibrium of the forces does not necessarly match the condition of equilibrium of the torques.
In fact, we can have a situation in which:
- The forces acting on the object are balanced --> suppose for example that we have only 2 forces acting on the object, F1 and F2, and they have equal magnitude and opposite direction: in this case, the forces are balanced
- However, the distance between the points of application of each force and the pivot can be different, so that the torques produced by the two forces are different: T1 [tex]\neq[/tex] T2 (remember that the torque is given by the product between the force, F, and the distance between the point of application of the force and the pivot, d: T = Fd)
So, in this situation, there is an equilibrium on the forces but not on the torques.
