Text-book of Mechanics, Volume 2

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Page 70 - Every body continues in its state of rest, or uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed on it (inertia).
Page 71 - Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction in which the force acts.
Page 182 - P = mean effective pressure in pounds per square inch; L = length of stroke in feet; A =area of piston in square inches; N = number of strokes per minute = revolutions per minute x 2.
Page 102 - ... directly proportional to the product of the masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Page 74 - To every action there is always an equal and contrary reaction ; or the mutual actions of two bodies are always equal and oppositely directed.
Page 137 - Show that the moment of inertia of a body about any axis is equal to the moment of inertia about a parallel axis through the...
Page 104 - ... varies inversely as the square of the distance of the particle from the centre.
Page 71 - The impulse of a force is the product of the force and the time during which it acts.
Page 131 - Of a body around an axis, the sum of the products obtained by multiplying each element of mass by the square of its distance from the axis.
Page 209 - ... feet in radius ; what is its kinetic energy when moving at the rate of 15 revolutions a minute ? How many turns would it make before coming to rest, if the steam were cut off and it moved against a friction of 400 Ibs.

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