Question 28 / 40:  Which of the following best describes a couple as used in mechanics?
A  A moment resulting from forces with resultant force acting on the system
B  A pair of forces acting in conjunction with no net moment
C  A pair of moments that cancel one another
D  A pair of forces that produce zero net force and zero net torque
E  The reduction of all forces acting on a system to a pair of forces and moments
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Explanation:

The couple refers to a resultant moment with no resultant force. One can often use this concept to simply the way in which you think about a complex situation with many forces and moments acting.

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Attribution:  Stephanie Redfern, Ranjeet (Ron) Agarwala, and Dr. Steve Gibbs. Mechanics I. The Saylor Academy 2014, http://www.saylor.org/courses/me102/
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