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... Intensity of pressure , or intensity of stress generally , being force per unit of area , is of dimensions ; that force area M is , LT Intensity of force of attraction at a point , often called simply force at a point , being force per ...
... Intensity of pressure , or intensity of stress generally , being force per unit of area , is of dimensions ; that force area M is , LT Intensity of force of attraction at a point , often called simply force at a point , being force per ...
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... of g being 981 . Ans . We must have tan 30 ° f = g where ƒ denotes the intensity of centrifugal force - that is , the centrifugal force per unit mass . We have therefore C 981 tan 30 ° = 10 ПП n denoting the III . ] 33 MECHANICAL UNITS .
... of g being 981 . Ans . We must have tan 30 ° f = g where ƒ denotes the intensity of centrifugal force - that is , the centrifugal force per unit mass . We have therefore C 981 tan 30 ° = 10 ПП n denoting the III . ] 33 MECHANICAL UNITS .
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... intensity of centrifugal force at the equator due to the earth's rotation , we have r = earth's radius = 6 · 38 × 108 , T = 86164 , being the number of seconds in a sidereal day . 1 This is about 289 f = 2 = ― ( 2 ) = 3.39 . T of the ...
... intensity of centrifugal force at the equator due to the earth's rotation , we have r = earth's radius = 6 · 38 × 108 , T = 86164 , being the number of seconds in a sidereal day . 1 This is about 289 f = 2 = ― ( 2 ) = 3.39 . T of the ...
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... intensity of gravity g , and the angle of elevation a . The dimensions of range are L. وو 99 دو V LT - 1 . " " وو 99 9 99 LT - 2 . α وو LO TO , and the dimensions of all powers of a are Lo To . Hence we can draw no inferences as to the ...
... intensity of gravity g , and the angle of elevation a . The dimensions of range are L. وو 99 دو V LT - 1 . " " وو 99 9 99 LT - 2 . α وو LO TO , and the dimensions of all powers of a are Lo To . Hence we can draw no inferences as to the ...
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... in example 4 , the answer becomes 1033.3 grammes weight , or 1033 · 3g dynes . For Paris , where g is 980-94 , this is 1.0136 × 106 dynes . Barometric Pressure . 39. The C.G.S. unit of pressure intensity IV . ] 41 HYDROSTATICS .
... in example 4 , the answer becomes 1033.3 grammes weight , or 1033 · 3g dynes . For Paris , where g is 980-94 , this is 1.0136 × 106 dynes . Barometric Pressure . 39. The C.G.S. unit of pressure intensity IV . ] 41 HYDROSTATICS .
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