Homework Help: AP Physics - Equilibrium

Posted by henry on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 1:52am.

Describe several situations in which an object is not in equilibrium even though the net force on it is zero.

I can't think of a single one. I can think of the opposite (equilibrium with net force not being zero) but I don't get it the other way around. Can someone explain?

AP Physics - Equilibrium - bobpursley, Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:12am
What about a car rolling at constant velocity?
What about a top spinning at constant velocity?

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