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... plane , it is called a plane curve , and if it be made up of portions of straight or curved lines it is called a plane polygon . If the line do PRELIMINARY .
... plane , it is called a plane curve , and if it be made up of portions of straight or curved lines it is called a plane polygon . If the line do PRELIMINARY .
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William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait. 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 ...
William Thomson Baron Kelvin, Peter Guthrie Tait. 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 ...
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... plane curve , and stretched along the curve , and be then unwound in the plane of the curve , every point of it will describe an Involute of the curve . The original curve is called the Evolute of any one of the others . 21. It will be ...
... plane curve , and stretched along the curve , and be then unwound in the plane of the curve , every point of it will describe an Involute of the curve . The original curve is called the Evolute of any one of the others . 21. It will be ...
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... Plane , making an angle a with the horizon , has a vertical velocity V sina and a horizontal velocity Vcosa . Or it may be resolved into components in any three rectangular directions , each component being found by multiplying the ...
... Plane , making an angle a with the horizon , has a vertical velocity V sina and a horizontal velocity Vcosa . Or it may be resolved into components in any three rectangular directions , each component being found by multiplying the ...
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... plane , the path described is a circle . ( b ) If a point moves in a plane , and its component velocity parallel to each of two rectangular axes is proportional to its dis tance from that axis , the path is an ellipse or hyperbola whose ...
... plane , the path described is a circle . ( b ) If a point moves in a plane , and its component velocity parallel to each of two rectangular axes is proportional to its dis tance from that axis , the path is an ellipse or hyperbola whose ...
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