Elementary natural philosophy : designed for high schools and academies (1881)
Griffin, La Roy F. (La Roy Freese), 1844-1916 · Philadelphia : Sower, Potts & Co. · leaf 61
Fig. 54. 181, The force which moves a body up an inclined planemay act parallel to the plane; paral-lel to its base; or at an angle betweenthem. The last by the principle ofresolution of forces, may be resolvedinto the first two. … Fig. 55. 182. First, when the force actsparallel to the plane, Fig. 55, theload W presses upon the plane in consequence of its weight.This acts perpendicular to the earth, and is the force ba.But ab, which is the resistance of the plane and the power,is made up of the components ac, the power, and…
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