A textbook on mechanical and electrical engineering (1898)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton : International Textbook Co., [1898-99] · leaf 370
s topull the body up the plane by means of the rope r and pulley p. Itis required to find what the weight of P must be in order to start Ww^the plane. Suppose W^ weighs 130 pounds, and that friction is neglect-ed. It is also required to find the perpendicular pressure which Wexerts against the… … 346 ELEMENTARY MECHANICS. respectively, parallel and perpendicular to the plane, a c represents the magnitude of the force which must be exerted parallel \.o A B xn. order to put the body in equilibrium—i. e., to balance the force which gravity exerts in pulling the body down the plane. If the rope…
Electrical engineering · Mechanical engineering
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