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... space . ( 2 ) If there be two cords and two pulleys , the ends AA ' being fixed , and the other end of AB being ... space , and carries with it one end of the cord AB . Hence В moves through half the space B ' did , that is , one fourth ...
... space . ( 2 ) If there be two cords and two pulleys , the ends AA ' being fixed , and the other end of AB being ... space , and carries with it one end of the cord AB . Hence В moves through half the space B ' did , that is , one fourth ...
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... space of v feet each second , and therefore vt feet in t seconds , t being any number whatever . Putting s for the space described in seconds , we have s = vt . Thus with unit velocity a point describes unit of space in unit of time ...
... space of v feet each second , and therefore vt feet in t seconds , t being any number whatever . Putting s for the space described in seconds , we have s = vt . Thus with unit velocity a point describes unit of space in unit of time ...
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... Space described in one second , Ten times the space described in the first tenth of a second , 99 99 " " hundredth 29 A hundred and so on , give nearer and nearer approximations to the velocity at the beginning of the first second . The ...
... Space described in one second , Ten times the space described in the first tenth of a second , 99 99 " " hundredth 29 A hundred and so on , give nearer and nearer approximations to the velocity at the beginning of the first second . The ...
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... space which would be described in one second by a point moving with the first of the given velocities - and similarly OB for the second ; from A draw AC parallel and equal to OB . Join OC : then OC is the resultant velocity in magnitude ...
... space which would be described in one second by a point moving with the first of the given velocities - and similarly OB for the second ; from A draw AC parallel and equal to OB . Join OC : then OC is the resultant velocity in magnitude ...
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... spaces proportional to the squares of the times elapsed since the commencement of the motion . This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In this case the space described in any interval is that ...
... spaces proportional to the squares of the times elapsed since the commencement of the motion . This is the case of a body falling vertically in vacuo under the action of gravity . In this case the space described in any interval is that ...
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