Mathematics, mechanics, heatAmerican School of Correspondence, 1903 - Engineering |
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... cubic foot and its ultimate compressive strength is 6000 pounds , how high must a tower be to crush under its own weight ? Ans . 5409 feet . 3. Find the diameter of a round wrought iron bar , to stand a tensile stress of fifty tons ...
... cubic foot and its ultimate compressive strength is 6000 pounds , how high must a tower be to crush under its own weight ? Ans . 5409 feet . 3. Find the diameter of a round wrought iron bar , to stand a tensile stress of fifty tons ...
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... CUBIC MEASURE . 1000 cubic millimeters ( cu . mm . ) = 1000 cubic centimeters 1000 cubic decimeters = = = 1 cubic centimeter ( cu . cm . ) 1 cubic decimeter ( cu . dm . ) = 1 liter . 1 cubic meter ( cu . m . ) WEIGHTS . The unit of ...
... CUBIC MEASURE . 1000 cubic millimeters ( cu . mm . ) = 1000 cubic centimeters 1000 cubic decimeters = = = 1 cubic centimeter ( cu . cm . ) 1 cubic decimeter ( cu . dm . ) = 1 liter . 1 cubic meter ( cu . m . ) WEIGHTS . The unit of ...
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... cubic centimeter of pure water at the temperature of 4 degrees centigrade ( 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit ) at which tem- perature water has its greatest density . Larger and smaller weights are derived from the gram . 10 milligrams ( mg ...
... cubic centimeter of pure water at the temperature of 4 degrees centigrade ( 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit ) at which tem- perature water has its greatest density . Larger and smaller weights are derived from the gram . 10 milligrams ( mg ...
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... cubic meter to liters . 6. Change 11,254,734,368 cubic Ans . 1.1125 sq . Km . Ans . 1000 liters . millimeters to cubic Ans . 11.254734368 cu . m . 7. How many meters are there in a bar which is 9.8425 yards long ? Ans . 9 meters . 8 ...
... cubic meter to liters . 6. Change 11,254,734,368 cubic Ans . 1.1125 sq . Km . Ans . 1000 liters . millimeters to cubic Ans . 11.254734368 cu . m . 7. How many meters are there in a bar which is 9.8425 yards long ? Ans . 9 meters . 8 ...
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... cubic foot of a substance to weigh 115 pounds and a cubic foot of another to weigh 80 pounds . These bodies are of the same size but the former weighs more . 36 MECHANICS .
... cubic foot of a substance to weigh 115 pounds and a cubic foot of another to weigh 80 pounds . These bodies are of the same size but the former weighs more . 36 MECHANICS .
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acting altitude amount beam body called center of gravity chart circle coefficient compass Corollary course cubic dead reckoning decimal degrees diameter direction distance divided earth elastic elastic limit energy equal equation EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factor of safety feet per second foot foot-pounds force formula friction gear given greater Greenwich mean heat Hence hour angle hypothenuse kinetic latitude length liquid load logarithm longitude magnetism mantissa mercury meridian miles minute molecules motion move multiplied Nautical orifice parallel parallelogram pendulum perpendicular plane polygon position poundal pounds per square pressure proportional pulley quadrant radius resultant revolutions revolutions per minute right angles right triangles sextant shaft ship ship's side specific gravity square inch straight line stress substance surface temperature Theorem tion triangles A B C unit velocity vertical vessel weight wheel wrought iron
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Page 70 - PROBLEM. To inscribe a circle in a given triangle. Let ABC be the given triangle : it is required to inscribe a circle in the triangle ABC.
Page 39 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 32 - If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 6 - Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Page 7 - If, at a point in a straight line, two other straight lines, upon the opposite sides of it, make the adjacent angles together equal to two right angles, these two straight lines shall be in one and the same straight line.
Page 54 - If two polygons are composed of the same number of triangles, similar each to each and similarly placed, the polygons are similar.
Page 21 - If two triangles have two sides, and the included angle of the one equal to two sides and the included angle of the other, each to each, the two triangles are equal in all respects.
Page 31 - If two sides of a quadrilateral are equal and parallel, the figure is a parallelogram.
Page 60 - The area of a triangle is equal to one-half the product of its base and altitude.
Page 46 - An angle formed by a tangent and a chord is measured by onehalf the intercepted arc.