 If two forces acting perpendicularly at the extremities of the arms of any lever balance each other, they are inversely as the arms. Prop. 6. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever balance each other, they are inversely as the perpendiculars...  Harvard Examination Papers - Page 1611873 - 164 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1840 - 772 pages
...inversely as the arms. Prop. 6. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever halance each other, they are inversely as the perpendiculars...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act. Prop. 7. If two weights halance each other on a straight lever when it is horizontal, they will halance... | |
 | William Whewell - 1837 - 226 pages
...that is, NC : CM :: Q : P. * PROP. VIII. If two forces, acting at any angles on the arms of any lever, are inversely as the perpendiculars drawn from the...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act, they will balance each other. Let P, Q be two forces, acting at any angles on AC,BC, the arms of the... | |
 | John Charles Snowball - Hydrostatics - 1838 - 114 pages
...Wherefore, " If two forces, &c." QED , 25. PROP. vi. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever, balance each other, they are inversely as the perpendiculars drawn from the fulcrum on the directions, (ie the lines), in which the forces act. Let P and Q be two forces which acting... | |
 | Education - 1844 - 688 pages
...the pressure on the fulcrum is equal to their sum. 3. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever balance each other, they are inversely as the perpendiculars from the fulcrum to their directions. 4. Assuming that the diagonal represents the resultant of two... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1849 - 560 pages
...each other, they are inversely as the arms. Prop. 6. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever balance each other, they are inversely...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act. Prop. 7. If two weights balance each other on a straight lever when it is horizontal, they will balance... | |
 | University of Cambridge - 1864 - 694 pages
...each other, they are inversely as the arms. Prop. 6. If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever balance each other, they are inversely...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act Prop. 7. If two weights balance each other on a straight lever when it is horizontal, they will balance... | |
 | Thomas Lund - Hydrostatics - 1864 - 188 pages
...the two preceding Propositions, P*CM= 27. PROP. VI. If two forces, acting at any angles on the arms of any Lever, balance each other, they are inversely...fulcrum to the directions* in which the forces act. Let P and Q be two forces, which, acting at any angles on the arms CA and CB of any Lever ACS, balance... | |
 | John Charles Buckmaster - Mechanics - 1864 - 204 pages
...CA Since W = P+S .'. S=WP If two forces acting at any angles on the arms of any lever balance eacli other, they are inversely as the perpendiculars drawn...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act. Let two forces, P and W, acting at any angles on the arms of the lever whose fulcrum is at B, balance... | |
 | James Hamblin Smith - Statics - 1871 - 148 pages
...1, R = P + Q, in fig. 2, R = QP. 56. If two parallel forces, acting on a lever, produce equilibrium, they are inversely as the perpendiculars drawn from...fulcrum to the directions in which the forces act. Let P and Q be two parallel forces balancing each other on the lever AS round the fulcrum C. Then the... | |
 | Harvard University - 1873 - 732 pages
...triangle are known, the remaining pails can be obtained. PHYSICS. COURSE II. AND ADVANCED STANDING. 1. How does the weight of a body differ from the mass?...equal angles with the arms of the lever, which are 6 and 8 inches respectively. Find the ratio of Q to P. 4. Find the centre of gravity of a triangle.... | |
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