dle point of i^6. If Tr= weightof rod, W =: 2asw\ also BC = 2a—h sec 6, .. the force, L, of buoyancy = {2a—h sec0) sw. The rod is in equilibrium under the action of L, W, and thepressure at A, which last must be vertical aud = W—L.Taking moments about A for equilibrium, W.AG smd = L. AH sind, (i)… … The oblique jiosition re-quires w to be greater thanw aud also V} > —5—7-2. w; dfO^ — W- so that, for examj^le, if thebar were of metal and theliquid water, the only posi-tion of equilibrium would bethe vertical one. Fig. 44. 6. A uniform square board,ABCD, is moveal)le in a ver-tical i^lane…
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