An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1849)
Smith, Augustus William, 1802-1866 · New York, Harper · leaf 124
may equal W ? Ex. 2. In the first system of pulleys, if there be 10 cords atthe lower block, what power will support a weight of 1000 lbs. ? Ex. 3. In the second system of pulleys, if 1 lb. support aweight of 128 lbs., required the number of pulleys supposedwithout weight. Ex. 4. In the third… … § V. THE INCLINED PLANE. 163. The Inclined plane, as a mechanical power, is supposedperfectly hard and smooth, unless friction be considered. Itassists in sustaining a heavy body by its reaction. This reac-tion, however, being normal to the plane, can not entirelycounteract the weight of the body,…
Mechanics, Analytic
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