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" The resultant of two forces is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent the magnitude and direction of these two forces. "
Mechanics for Practical Men - Page xiii
by Alexander Jamieson - 1845 - 238 pages
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Outlines of Natural Philosophy: Being the Heads of a Course of ..., Volumes 1-2

James Renwick - Physics - 1822 - 476 pages
...point in a direction directly contrary to its true one. POISSON, § II. 37. The resultant of two forces is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent the magnitude and direction of these two forces. PoisSON, Additions. POISSON,...
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The Literary and Scientific Repository, and Critical Review, Volume 4

1822 - 524 pages
...point in a direction directly contrary to its true one. POISSON, § II. 37. The resultant of two forces is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent the magnitude and direction of these two forces* POISSON, Additions. POISSON,...
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Mechanism of the Heavens

Mary Somerville - Astronomy - 1831 - 710 pages
...in a contrary direction, will keep the component forces in equilibrio. 27. Thus the resulting force is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram, whose sides are mA, mB the partial ones. 28. Since the diagonal cm, fig. 6, is f'9- *>• the resultant...
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The Elements of Mechanics

James Renwick - Mechanics - 1832 - 584 pages
...RESOLUTION OP FOKCES. COMPO12. The Resultant of the two forces converging to a point, is represented both in magnitude and direction, by the diagonal of a parallelogram constructed on the two forces as sides. First :— Let the directions of the two forces be at right angles to each other,...
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First Principles of Mechanics: With Historical and Practical Illustrations

William Whewell - Mechanics - 1832 - 572 pages
...followed. It was there shewn (Art. 27), that if two forces p, q, act at any angle, their resultant r is represented, in magnitude and direction, by the diagonal of a parallelogram of which the sides similarly represent p, q. It hence follows, that if p, q act at right angles to...
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Mathematics for practical men

Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1848 - 572 pages
...point keep it in equilibrium, they must all act in the same plane ; and any one of those pressures is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram, whose sides represent the other two pressures in magnitude and direction. 3. If any four pressures...
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Elements of Natural Philosophy, Volume 1

William Holms Chambers Bartlett - Mechanics - 1850 - 662 pages
...denomination of parallelogram a point; of forces, viz. : the resultant of any two forces applied to the same point, is represented, in magnitude and direction, by the diagonal of a parallelogram, constructed upon the lines which represent, in intensiiy and direction, the two forces. It must not be forgotten...
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Elements of Natural Philosophy, Volume 2

William Holms Chambers Bartlett - Astronomy - 1850 - 640 pages
...denomination of parallelogram of forces, viz.: the resultant of any two forces applied to the same point, is represented, in magnitude and direction, by the diagonal of a parallelogram, constructed upon the lines which represent, in intensity and direction, the two forces. It must not be forgotten...
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Fundamental Ideas of Mechanics and Experimental Data

Morin (M., Arthur Jules) - Mechanics - 1860 - 476 pages
...directions, the path really described in virtue of these two motions, and called the resultant path, is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram constructed upon the two paths simultaneously described, and its motion in this direction is uniform with a velocity...
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The Principles of Mechanics Presented in a New Form

Heinrich Hertz - Mechanics, Analytic - 1899 - 316 pages
...lines. In particular, two forces acting at the same point can be combined into a single force, which is represented in magnitude and direction by the diagonal of a parallelogram whose sides represent these forces in magnitude and direction (Parallelogram of Forces). 479. Corollary...
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