Polygon of forces

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004402",
  "term": "Polygon of forces",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A graphical method used to determine the resultant of several coplanar forces acting on a particle. Each force is represented by a vector, and these vectors are drawn head-to-tail to form a closed polygon if the system is in equilibrium. If the polygon does not close, the vector required to close it represents the resultant force.",
  "subject": "Mechanical engineering",
  "see_also": [
    "parallelogram of forces"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kraftpolygon",
    "es": "polígono de fuerzas",
    "fr": "polygone des forces"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/polygon-of-forces/"
}