Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 343
e of opposition to the motion. § 216. We are now prepared to measure the tension Tension of cords; of a cord arising from the action of its own weight. For 538 NATURAL PHILOSOPHY. the tension of a its own weight; this purpose take thecord PA MF, restingupon any surface of cord arising from j^ ± . ^… … weight of a givenportion; this weightresolved intocomponents; find a force which, acting in the direction of its length,will keep the cord in equilibrio. This force must beequal and directly opposed to the tension on the partAF. Designate by W, the weight of a unit of lengthof the cord; then…
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