Johnson's natural philosophy and key to philosophical charts : illustrated with 500 cuts; being reduced photographic copies of all the diagrams contained in the author's philosophical series of indestructible school charts ; for the use of schools and families (1878)
to a horizontal plane. In every such plane three parts are tobe considered, height, length, and base, for upon the relative proportionsof these depends its power. The advantage gained by its use is due tothe fact that it supports apart of the weight. If a body be placed ona horizontal plane it will… … l)ort any part of the weight. The power may be applied in a directionparallel to the length or parallel to the base, or in other directions.In any case, by resolution of forces, it can be found Avhat amount ofpower is required to retain a body upon the inclined plane. Suppose,in the figure, the…
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