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OCR: EOUILIBRIUM OBJECT is said to be in in unstable equilibrium the slightest equilibrium when all the forces change in force will cause acting on itare balanced There are ove assuming new position with three types ofequilibrium: stable different set of forces acting on 1t unstable, and neutral. An object An object in neutral equilibrium may stable equilibrium maintains change its posi tion if pushed but the position even ifit pu shed or same set o1 forces will be acting on disturbed slightly. Ifan object 16 when 11 comes to rest again Ball bearings Each diagram shows ball bearing on smooth surface one 0 three states STABLE UNSTABLE NEUTRAI equ ilibrium EQUILIBRIUM EQUIL IBRIUM EQUILIBRIUM TURNING FORCE fall over