base which is nearest to E. Ohs, By the base here is meantthe extreme polygon formed by joining all the points of contact of the base^or the areaenclosed by a string drawn tightly about the base. Cor. 1. In a similar manner it may be shewn that if abody be placed on an inclined plane and it be… … Cor. 2. In figure (1) if an effort were made to make thebody turn about some point A in the perimeter of its base,the moment about A of the force employed must be at leastequal to the moment of the weight of the body about A;which moment is = W.AE. This moment then measuresthe effort necessary to…
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