 ... weight as MT to MP; but the two triangles MTP and ACB are similar, since the angles at M and A are equal, and the angles at T and C are right angles; hence MT is to MP as AC to AB, that is, as the height to the length of the plane. 65. The investigation...  Elementary Text-book of Physics - Page 22by Joseph David Everett - 1883 - 316 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Augustin Privat-Deschanel - Electricity - 1880 - 1176 pages
...to the length of the plane. 65. The investigation is rather easier by the principle of work (§ 49). The work done by the power in drawing the heavy body...the weight multiplied by the height through which it is raised, that is, by the height of the plane. Hence we have Power x length of plane = weight X height... | |
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...to the length of the plane. 65. The investigation is rather easier by the principle of work (§ 49). The work done by the power in drawing the heavy body...the weight multiplied by the height through which it is raised, that is, by the height of the plane. Hence we have Power x length of plane = weight x height... | |
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...to the length of the plane. 65. The investigation is rather easier by the principle of work (§ 49). The work done by the power in drawing the heavy body...the weight multiplied by the height through which it is raised, that is, by the height of the plane. Hence we have Power x length of plane = weight x height... | |
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...The energy of a body raised to a given height and permitted to fall, as in the case of a drop hammer, is equal to the weight multiplied by the height through which it falls. Hence, the force of a blow cannot be expressed directly in pounds, but the energy with which... | |
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...The energy of a body raised to a given height and permitted to fall, as in the case of a drop hammer, is equal to the weight multiplied by the height through which it falls. Hence, the force of a blow cannot be expressed directly in pounds, but the energy with which... | |
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