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Q.A couple produces :

(a) Rotation and translation
(b) Pure rotation
(c) No motion
(d) Pure translation
Puducherry TnboardTamil Nadu HSC First Year (DGE) Board 2022MCQ· 1mImportance★★★★★
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A couple consists of two equal-magnitude, oppositely-directed forces whose lines of action are parallel but not the same line. Their resultant force is zero (no translation), but because they act along different lines, their torques about any point add up rather than cancel, producing pure rotation.

Consider two forces F and -F applied at two different points separated by a perpendicular distance d (the arm of the couple).

Net force = F + (-F) = 0, so the centre of mass of the body does not accelerate — there is no translational effect.

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