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Give an example to show that the following statement is false. Any two forces acting on a body can be combined into single force that would have same effect.

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(i) Consider two equal and opposite forces acting on a wheel.
(ii) If two forces combined and acting on single point on the wheel, there will be no effect. However, if they act separately on the edges of the whell, there will be a rotating effect.
(iii) This example falsifies the given statement.
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