A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 341
. 883. Since two forces can be combined to form a singleresultant force, we may also treat a single force as if it werethe resultant of two forces, whose action upon a body willbe the same as that of a single force. Thus, in Fig. 118,the force O A maybe resolved into two forces, O B and B A^whose… … 316 ELEMENTARY MECHANICS. O A, is the magnitude of that part oi O A which pushes the body downwards^ while B A is the magnitude of that partO of the force O A which is exerted in pushing the bodyin a Jiorizontal direction.O D and B A are called thecomponents of the forceO A, and when these…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
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