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... constantly before us . The sole justification of the course we have pur- sued is that wherever , in the present volume , the student may feel further information to be desirable , he will have no difficulty in finding it in the ...
... constantly before us . The sole justification of the course we have pur- sued is that wherever , in the present volume , the student may feel further information to be desirable , he will have no difficulty in finding it in the ...
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... constant , however the line be bent . 17. The use of a cord in mechanism presents us with many practical applications of this theory , which are in general extremely simple ; although curious , and not always very easy , geometrical ...
... constant , however the line be bent . 17. The use of a cord in mechanism presents us with many practical applications of this theory , which are in general extremely simple ; although curious , and not always very easy , geometrical ...
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... constant , all the lines OP , OQ , etc. , D B a S will be equal ( to V ) , and there- fore PQS is a circle whose centre is 0. The direction of acceleration at A is parallel to the tangent at P , that is , is per- pendicular to OP , i.e. ...
... constant , all the lines OP , OQ , etc. , D B a S will be equal ( to V ) , and there- fore PQS is a circle whose centre is 0. The direction of acceleration at A is parallel to the tangent at P , that is , is per- pendicular to OP , i.e. ...
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... constant value V2 R See $ 36 . 43. With uniform acceleration in the direction of motion , a point describes spaces proportional to the squares of the times elapsed since the commencement of the motion . This is the case of a body ...
... constant value V2 R See $ 36 . 43. With uniform acceleration in the direction of motion , a point describes spaces proportional to the squares of the times elapsed since the commencement of the motion . This is the case of a body ...
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... constant retardation , as in the case of a projectile moving vertically upwards , by simply giving a a negative sign . 44. When there is uniform acceleration in a constant direction , the path described is a parabola , whose axis is ...
... constant retardation , as in the case of a projectile moving vertically upwards , by simply giving a a negative sign . 44. When there is uniform acceleration in a constant direction , the path described is a parabola , whose axis is ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire