 | A. L. Selby - 1893 - 324 σελίδες
...are equal and parallel to the sides of the triangle COA taken in order. Therefore if three forces, represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, act on a particle, the particle will remain at rest ; or, if already moving, it will continue in motion... | |
 | William Briggs, George Hartley Bryan - 1894 - 254 σελίδες
...equilibrium as if they acted on a particle at that point ; they must therefore be capable of being represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order. The conditions of equilibrium of three parallel forces will be investigated in Chap. VI. 54. The point... | |
 | Augustus Jay Du Bois - 1894 - 414 σελίδες
...two must act in their plane and be equal and opposite to the third. (3) If three concurring forces are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken the same way round, the resultant is zero and the forces are in equilibrium. (4) Hence, if three concurring... | |
 | John Humphrey Spanton - 1895 - 608 σελίδες
...called the parallelepiped of forces. Tlie Triangle of Forces. — If three forces acting at a point are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, the three forces are in equilibrium. Any one of the forces is equal in magnitude, and in the opposite direction,... | |
 | Robert Hunter - 1895 - 712 σελίδες
...Triangle of forces : Medi. : A term applied to that proposition which asserts that if three forces, represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, act upon a point, they will be in equilibrium ; and, conversely, if three forces acting upon a point,... | |
 | Andrew Jamieson - 1897 - 416 σελίδες
...taken in the reverse direction. Hence, if there be simultaneously impressed on a point three velocities represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, then, the point will remain at rest.* Polygon of Velocities. — If several component velocities be... | |
 | William John Dobbs - 1897 - 366 σελίδες
...course includes, as a particular case, The Triangle of Forces. // three forces, acting at a point, be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken one way round, the forces are in equilibrium. It is to be particularly noticed that, in the Polygon... | |
 | Sidney H. Wells - 1898 - 274 σελίδες
...experiment may be regarded as a verification. Triangle of Forces. If three forces acting at a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, they are in equilibrium; and conversely, If three forces acting at a point are in equilibrium, and... | |
 | Sir Richard Gregory, Arthur Thomas Simmons - 1899 - 216 σελίδες
...You have therefore proved the triangle of forces, viz.: When three forces acting at a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order, they are in equilibrium. 88. Friction. (a) Fix a small staple, such as is used to fasten wire netting,... | |
 | Augustus Jay Du Bois - 1902 - 682 σελίδες
...two must act in their plane and be equal and opposite to the third. (3) If three concurring forces are represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken the same way round, the resultant is zero and the forces are in equilibrium. (4) Hence, if three concurring... | |
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If three forces, acting at a point, can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, taken in order, they will be in equilibrium. 
