In order to evaluate the forces which are acting on a given body, it is necessary that the body should be isolated mechanically and should be taken off from all the surrounding bodies. The only forces which can be taken into consideration are the one which are acting on the given body.
A free body diagram is actually comprises of the isolated bodies along with the external forces on it. One should be aware of different steps involved in the formation of free body diagram. Let’s discuss the same.
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