The elements of mechanics, comprehending statics and dynamics. With a copious collection of mechanical problems. Intended for the use of mathematical students in schools and universities (1839)
Young, J. R. (John Radford), 1799-1885, Williams, John D · Philadelphia : Hogan and Thompson · leaf 102
cos. LOI+W cos. LOGsm. LOI = (sin. LOG • cot. LOU-cos. LOG) W. Problem IX.—(67.) To determine the position in which a para-boloid ABC will rest upon a horizontal plane (fig. 58). Suppose P to be the point on which it rests, then the pressure be-ing in the vertical direction PG, is in the normal to… … EQUILIBRIUM OF A SOLID EODV. 91 p ; but, calling the altitude AX of the paraboloid a, the distance AG 2 2 is (ex. 3, p. 71) AG=fa, .•. x+p =— a .-. x= — a —p ; o o this therefore is the abscissa of the point on which the body rests, hence, the tangent of the inclination XRP of the axis to the hori-…
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