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" ... is, the resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction is equal to the sum of the two forces. "
Elements of Physics - Page 64
by Robert Andrews Millikan, Henry Gordon Gale - 1927 - 509 pages
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Rudimentary mechanics

Charles Tomlinson - 1849 - 188 pages
...of course be placed side by side, or one before the other, and the effect will be the same. Hence, the resultant of two parallel forces, acting in the same direction, is equal to their sum ; it has the same direction with them, and when they are equal, is applied at a point midway...
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Mechanics: Their Principles and Practical Applications

Oliver Byrne - 1853 - 196 pages
...of course be placed side by side, or one before the other, and the effect will be the same. Hence, the resultant of two parallel forces, acting in the same direction, is equal to their sum ; it has the same direction with them, and when they are equal, is applied at a point midway...
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Rudimentary Mechanics: Being a Concise Exposition of the General Principles ...

Charles Tomlinson - 1854 - 192 pages
...of course be placed side by side, or one before the other, and the effect will be the same. Hence, the resultant of two parallel forces, acting in the same direction, is equal to their sum ; it has the same direction with them, and when they are equal, is applied at a point midway...
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Principles of Physics, Or, Natural Philosophy: Designed for the Use of ...

Benjamin Silliman - 1861 - 780 pages
...same effect as if they were in the same straight line. Two horses drawing a cart is an example. Hence the resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction is equal to thcir sum, and is parallel to them, and when they are equal, is applied midway bctween them. If the...
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Elementary Treatise on Mechanics: For the Use of Colleges and Schools of Science

William Guy Peck - 1870 - 322 pages
...laid down for measuring forces, it follows, that the resultant of two forces applied at a point, and acting in the same direction, is equal to the sum of the forces. If two forces act in opposite directions, their resultant is equal to their difference, and...
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An Elementary Handbook of Theoretical Mechanics

William Rossiter - 1873 - 160 pages
...may be resolved into AB and AC, and AG into AD and AE (Page 24.) Composition of Parellel Forces. — The resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction, is parallel to both and between them. If AD and BC be two parallel forces acting towards D and C, the...
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Course in Elementary Physics

Charles Robert Cross - 1873 - 182 pages
...and perfect steadiness oi motion is gained. Parallel Forces. 115. Resultant of two Parallel Forces. The resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction is parallel to them, and equal to their sum. Let F) F±, Fig. 44, be any two forces applied at the points...
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A treatise on statics

George Minchin Minchin - 1877 - 474 pages
...(i> ' ' OB P' ment of translation parallel to the forces. This evidently gives H = P+Q. (2) Therefore the resultant of two parallel forces acting in the same direction is a force parallel to them in the same direction, equal to their sum, and dividing the line joining their...
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Applied Mechanics (an Elementary Manual On) Specially Arranged for the Use ...

Andrew Jamieson - 1892 - 300 pages
..."AF ¥ I Consequently, E = E = P + Q For, 24 oz. = 24 oz. = 1 6 oz. + 8 oz. Or, the resultant of any two parallel forces acting in the same direction is equal to the sum of the two forces, and acts parallel to them and at a point between them, so that the ratio of the forces is inversely...
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Applied Mechanics (an Elementary Manual On) Specially Arranged ...

Andrew Jamieson - 1894 - 350 pages
...AF 8" I Consequently, R «= E = P + Q For, 24 oz. = 24 oz. = 16 oz. + 8 oz. Or, the resultant of any two parallel forces acting in the same direction is equal to the sum of the two forces, and acts parallel to them and at a point between them, so tJiat the ratio of the forces is inversely...
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