The elements of applied mathematics including kinetics, statics, and hydrostatics (1894)
Jessop, C. M. (Charles Minshall), 1861-1939 · London, New York, G. Bell and Sons; [etc.] · leaf 186
oat, 10. The arms of a bent lever are at right angles to one anotherand are in the ratio of 5 to 1. The longer arm is inclined to thehorizon at an angle of 45°, and carries at its end a weight of 10 lbs.;the end of the shorter arm presses against a horizontal plane, find thepressure on the plane.… … Fig. 109. This consists of a beam somewhat in the shape, of alozenge which turns freely about a fulcrum G, consistingof a wedge-shaped knife-edge attached to the beam andresting on a fixed support. The centre of gravity Q of allthe parts of the balance lies vertically below C when thebeam is…
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