Stability of a block of mass

Study of the stability of a block of mass in a stable, metastable and unstable state, and inbetween, using the forces, torques, pivot point and center of mass, and potential energy U = mgh.
For more on stability, see the “stability” tag. These figures are used in Ben Kilminster’s lecture notes for PHY111.

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