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... directions will , in general , be accelerated . And as acceleration is merely a change of the component velocity in a stated direction , it is evident that its laws of composition and resolution are the same as those of velocity . We ...
... directions will , in general , be accelerated . And as acceleration is merely a change of the component velocity in a stated direction , it is evident that its laws of composition and resolution are the same as those of velocity . We ...
Page 10
... direction is the sum of the components ( in that direction ) of the accelerations parallel to any three rectangular axes - each component acceleration being found by the same rule as component velocities , that is , by multiplying by ...
... direction is the sum of the components ( in that direction ) of the accelerations parallel to any three rectangular axes - each component acceleration being found by the same rule as component velocities , that is , by multiplying by ...
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... direction at every instant , or simply its rectangular components , be given , provided the velocity and its direction , as well as the position of the point , at any one instant be given . But these are in general questions requiring ...
... direction at every instant , or simply its rectangular components , be given , provided the velocity and its direction , as well as the position of the point , at any one instant be given . But these are in general questions requiring ...
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... direction , the path described is a parabola , whose axis is parallel to that direction . This is the case of a projectile moving in vacuo . For the velocity ( V ) in the original direction of motion remains unchanged ; and therefore ...
... direction , the path described is a parabola , whose axis is parallel to that direction . This is the case of a projectile moving in vacuo . For the velocity ( V ) in the original direction of motion remains unchanged ; and therefore ...
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... direction . The moment of the resultant velocity of a par- ticle about any point in the plane of the components is equal to the algebraic sum of the moments of the components , the proper sign of each moment depending on the direction ...
... direction . The moment of the resultant velocity of a par- ticle about any point in the plane of the components is equal to the algebraic sum of the moments of the components , the proper sign of each moment depending on the direction ...
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acceleration action amount angular velocity anticlastic attraction axis called centimetre centre of gravity centre of inertia circle circular co-ordinates component configuration consider constant cosine couple curvature curve cylinder denote density described diagram displacement distance ellipse ellipsoid elongation equal equations equilibrium external point finite fixed point flexure fluid forces acting friction geometrical given force Hence hodograph horizontal infinitely small instant inversely kinetic energy length magnitude mass matter measured moment of inertia momentum moving normal section P₁ P₂ parallel parallelogram of forces particle path pendulum perpendicular plane perpendicular portion position potential pressure principal axes principle produce projection proportional quantity radius radius of gyration reckoned rectangular right angles rigid body rotation round shear shell sides simple harmonic motion solid angle space spherical surface spiral square straight line strain stress suppose tangent theorem theory tion torsion uniform unit vertical whole wire