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What do you understand by the term couple? State its effect on a body. Give two examples in our daily life where couple is applied to turn a body.
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Two equal and opposite parallel forces, not acting along the same line form a couple.
A couple is always needed to produced a rotation.
Two examples in our daily life where we use couple are:
- Turning a water tap.
- Tightening the cap of a bottle.
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