Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903 · Boston, London, Ginn · leaf 117
- w, (1) in which / represents the force applied, and s the distancethrough which / acts; r represents the resistance overcome,and s the distance through which its point of application ismoved; w represents the wasted work. A machine in whichthere is no wasted work is a perfect machine. Such a… … GENERAL LAW OP MACHINES. 101 whence r : f: -. s : s; i.e. the force and resistance vary inverselyas the distances which their respective points of application move.In other words, the ratio of the resistance to the force is thereciprocal of the ratio of the distances which these pointsmove; thus,…
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