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... line , which may be curved or straight , or even made up of portions of curved and straight lines meeting each other at any angles . If the motion be that of a material particle , however , there can be no abrupt change of velocity ...
... line , which may be curved or straight , or even made up of portions of curved and straight lines meeting each other at any angles . If the motion be that of a material particle , however , there can be no abrupt change of velocity ...
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... straight or curved lines it is called a plane polygon . If the line do not lie in one plane , we have in one case what is called a curve of double curvature , in the other a gauche polygon . The term ' curve of double curvature ' is a ...
... straight or curved lines it is called a plane polygon . If the line do not lie in one plane , we have in one case what is called a curve of double curvature , in the other a gauche polygon . The term ' curve of double curvature ' is a ...
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... straight or a curved line ; but , since , in the latter case , the direction of motion continually changes , the mere amount of the velocity is not sufficient completely to describe the motion , and we must have in every such case ...
... straight or a curved line ; but , since , in the latter case , the direction of motion continually changes , the mere amount of the velocity is not sufficient completely to describe the motion , and we must have in every such case ...
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... straight line passing through the origin . ( d ) When the velocity is uniform , but in a direction revolving uni- formly in a right circular cone , the motion of the point is in a circular helix whose axis is parallel to that of the ...
... straight line passing through the origin . ( d ) When the velocity is uniform , but in a direction revolving uni- formly in a right circular cone , the motion of the point is in a circular helix whose axis is parallel to that of the ...
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... lines be drawn at every instant representing in magnitude and direction the velocity of a point describing any path in ... straight line , whose distance from the origin is the horizontal velocity , and which is described uniformly . 51 ...
... lines be drawn at every instant representing in magnitude and direction the velocity of a point describing any path in ... straight line , whose distance from the origin is the horizontal velocity , and which is described uniformly . 51 ...
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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