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... 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 , nor of direction unless where ...
... 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 , nor of direction unless where ...
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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 uniformly in a right circular cone , the motion of the point is in a circular helix whose axis is parallel to that of the cone ...
... straight line passing through the origin . ( d ) When the velocity is uniform , but in a direction revolving uniformly in a right circular cone , the motion of the point is in a circular helix whose axis is parallel to that of the cone ...
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... straight line , whose distance from the origin is the horizontal velocity , and which is described uniformly . -B P U 51. To prove Hamilton's proposition ( § 49 ) , let APB be a portion of a conic section and S one focus . Let P move so ...
... straight line , whose distance from the origin is the horizontal velocity , and which is described uniformly . -B P U 51. To prove Hamilton's proposition ( § 49 ) , let APB be a portion of a conic section and S one focus . Let P move so ...
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... Even when the angular velocity is not uniform , as in T ' 2π a planet's motion , it is useful to introduce the quantity , which is then called the mean angular velocity . 59. When a point moves uniformly in a straight line 16 PRELIMINARY .
... Even when the angular velocity is not uniform , as in T ' 2π a planet's motion , it is useful to introduce the quantity , which is then called the mean angular velocity . 59. When a point moves uniformly in a straight line 16 PRELIMINARY .
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