Nystrom, John W. (John William), 1824-1885 · Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott · leaf 227
; thus if a plane be hungup in two different positions, the vertical lines a, 6, andc, d, will meet in the centre of gravity o. z = distance to the centre of gravity as noted in thefigures. „/ Examplel. The radius of a circle being 3 feet, how far isits centre of gravity from the centre of the half… … r+2/i 0-8+2X4 Example 3. Fig. 264. An irregular figure weighing P = 138 pounds, is sus-pended between a fulcrum and a weight, I = 5*6 feet, W= 57 pounds. Re-quired the distance to the centre of gravity z = ? 138 Centre of Gravity. 207
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