An elementary treatise on mechanics, embracing the theory of statics and dynamics, and its applications to solids and fluids (1868)
Smith, Augustus W. (Augustus William), 1802-1866 · New York : Harper · leaf 126
to the weight as the base to thelength. 166. Cor. 2. If the power act parallel to the base of the plane,f——if and (c) becomes W cos. i AC T==sin~£==BC or, the power is to the weight as the height to the base. W cos./ ACFrom (d), -^=—=AB or, the reaction of the plane is to the weight as the length… … Let W and W, be the weights of the bodies, andi,i, the inclinations of theplanes. If t be the tension of thecord, we have for equilib-rium on the plane ABc {Art. 165), t=W. sin. i,on the plane BC <=W, sin. £I. .*. Wsin. i=Wj sin. ff, AB VlBC WAB W^BC or, the weights are proportional to the…
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