Analytical mechanics for students of physics and engineering (1913)
Dadourian, Haroutune Mugurditch, 1878- · New York, D. Van Nostrand Company · leaf 83
ng x to be large. Then since c~~a becomes negligible equation (11 duces to •See Appendix Avin. t See Appendix Av. ANALYTICAL MECHANICS The curve, Fig. 43, dennedby equation (15) is called anexponential curve. It has aninteresting property, namely,its ordinate is doubled everytime a constant value P… … (16) Dividing equation (1G) by equation (15) we get p or P = a\oge 2. Length of Cable.—In order to find the length in termsof the span eliminate y between equations (7) and (11).This gives a ,ea —e 1 tf 1 & , 2 • 3 a2 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 a3 (17)(18) where the right member of equation (18) is obtained…
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