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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=physics">physics</a>, a <b>couple</b> is a pair of forces that are equal in magnitude but opposite in their direction of action. A couple produces a pure <a href="page.php?w=Rotation">rotational</a> motion without any <a href="page.php?w=Translation">translational</a> form. </p>

<p><big>Simple couple</big></p>
<p>The simplest kind of couple consists of two equal and opposite <a href="page.php?w=force">force</a>s whose <a href="page.php?w=line_of_action">lines of action</a> do not coincide. This is called a "simple couple". The</p><p>
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