A particle is in equilibrium under the action of three forces , , and . If the angle between and is doubled and the magnitude of is halved, while the other forces remain unchanged, which statement is true for the new equilibrium condition?
The system remains in equilibrium.
Equilibrium cannot be maintained with the given changes alone.
The direction of must be reversed.
The magnitude of must be doubled.
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A particle is in equilibrium under the action of three forces , , and . If the angle between and is doubled and the magnitude of is halved, while the other forces remain unchanged, which statement is true for the new equilibrium condition?
The system remains in equilibrium.
Equilibrium cannot be maintained with the given changes alone.
The direction of must be reversed.
The magnitude of must be doubled.