A Collection of Problems in Illustration of the Principles of Elementary Mechanics |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 54
... foot of which weighs 14 lbs . , rests on a fulcrum two feet from one end : to find what weight , suspended from that end , will keep it at rest , when the pressure on the fulcrum is 150 lbs . Let a be the number of feet in the length of ...
... foot of which weighs 14 lbs . , rests on a fulcrum two feet from one end : to find what weight , suspended from that end , will keep it at rest , when the pressure on the fulcrum is 150 lbs . Let a be the number of feet in the length of ...
Page 106
... foot , and the pressure on F is equal to W. ( 34 ) A straight lever is moveable about a fixed point in its length , this point coinciding with the common vertex of two inclined planes : a heavy particle is laid on each plane , and ...
... foot , and the pressure on F is equal to W. ( 34 ) A straight lever is moveable about a fixed point in its length , this point coinciding with the common vertex of two inclined planes : a heavy particle is laid on each plane , and ...
Page 121
... foot of which weighs a pound , when it is balanced by 40 pounds at a distance of one foot from the fulcrum , the distance of the fulcrum from the middle point of the rod being four feet . The required length is 10 feet . ( 5 ) A sphere ...
... foot of which weighs a pound , when it is balanced by 40 pounds at a distance of one foot from the fulcrum , the distance of the fulcrum from the middle point of the rod being four feet . The required length is 10 feet . ( 5 ) A sphere ...
Page 125
... foot high and a foot apart , and are lighted at the same moment . The shadow of the shorter is received on the table on which the candlesticks stand ; that of the extremity of the longer on a vertical wall , ten feet distant from it ...
... foot high and a foot apart , and are lighted at the same moment . The shadow of the shorter is received on the table on which the candlesticks stand ; that of the extremity of the longer on a vertical wall , ten feet distant from it ...
Page 132
... of which is 60 feet , reaches the bottom of a well , at the foot of the tower , in 3 " : find the depth of the well . The depth of the well is 84.9 feet . ( 13 ) Determine the height through which a body 132 FREE RECTILINEAR MOTION .
... of which is 60 feet , reaches the bottom of a well , at the foot of the tower , in 3 " : find the depth of the well . The depth of the well is 84.9 feet . ( 13 ) Determine the height through which a body 132 FREE RECTILINEAR MOTION .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
body is projected centre of gravity chord coefficient of friction collision component cos² cylinder denote described determine directrix distance equal forces equation feet find the position find the pressure fixed point forces act fulcrum geometrical progression given circle given point hangs hence highest point horizontal plane impact impinges inclined plane intersection join latus rectum lever line of quickest lowest point magnitude and direction mass middle point motion moveable parabola parallel parallelogram particle perfectly elastic ball perpendicular point of projection position of equilibrium pound weight pounds prove pully quickest descent radii radius ratio reaction respectively rest resultant right angles SECT shew sides sin² sliding smooth sphere straight line string passing supposing suspended tan¹ tangent three forces uniform rod velocity of projection vertex vertical circle vertical plane
Popular passages
Page 255 - Classics, so far as they have been published, will be adopted. These editions have taken their place amongst scholars as valuable contributions to the Classical Literature of this country, and are admitted to be good examples of the judicious and practical nature of English scholarship ; and as the editors have formed their texts from a careful examination of the best editions extant, it is believed that no texts better for general use can be found. The volumes will be well printed at the Cambridge...
Page 257 - Progressive Exercises in Greek Tragic Senarii, followed by a Selection from the Greek Verses of Shrewsbury School, and prefaced by a short Account of the Iambic Metre and Style of Greek Tragedy. For the use of Schools and Private Students. Second Edition, altered and revised. 8vo. 8*.
Page 141 - OUT of childhood into manhood Now had grown my Hiawatha, Skilled in all the craft of hunters, Learned in all the lore of old men, In all youthful sports and pastimes, In all manly arts and labors. Swift of foot was Hiawatha ; He could shoot an arrow from him, And run forward with such fleetness, That the arrow fell behind him...
Page 255 - THIS series is intended to supply for the use of Schools and Students cheap and accurate editions of the Classics, which shall be superior in mechanical execution to the small German editions now current in this country, and more convenient in form. The texts of the " Bibliotheca Classica" and " GrammarSchool Classics,'" so far as they have been published, will be adopted.