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- If couple is a free vector, then I can move it. However, I think the response is different
Hello
(Everyone here has been so helpful -- thank you. Things I thought I knew, I now doubt; and this is so helpful to have this group.)
There is an current discussion on Yaw. I am enjoying that. And that raised an issue for me.
However, I do NOT want to hijack that thread, so I am posting my question here.
I know that a couple is a free vector -- that means it can be moved. However, as I move the couple around, I see (in my mind) the object behaving differently, depending on where I "situate" the couple.
Could someone explain this to me?
See the attached PDF
BTW: I do understand how it is only the distance between the application points that matters. However, I cannot reconcile what I know to be true, with what I "imagine" happens.
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-couple-moment-a-free-vector
(Everyone here has been so helpful -- thank you. Things I thought I knew, I now doubt; and this is so helpful to have this group.)
There is an current discussion on Yaw. I am enjoying that. And that raised an issue for me.
However, I do NOT want to hijack that thread, so I am posting my question here.
I know that a couple is a free vector -- that means it can be moved. However, as I move the couple around, I see (in my mind) the object behaving differently, depending on where I "situate" the couple.
Could someone explain this to me?
See the attached PDF
BTW: I do understand how it is only the distance between the application points that matters. However, I cannot reconcile what I know to be true, with what I "imagine" happens.
https://www.quora.com/Why-is-couple-moment-a-free-vector