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    Oct 17, 2007, 08:12 PM
    Contact forces
    What is parallel forces?
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    Oct 17, 2007, 08:17 PM
    Force is a vector, that is it has a definite direction along a line.

    Forces are parallel when they have the same direction.

    Just like parallel lines going in the same direction.

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