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The line of action is shown as the vertical dotted line. It extends in both directions relative to the force vector, but is most useful where it defines the moment arm. In physics, the line of action (also called line of application) of a force (F →) is a geometric representation of how the
Valve gear for the 55 inch Engine at Battersea. For clarity only some parts are labelled. All the valves are shown in their closed position, the blue arrows show the direction they would turn to open. SA: Steam Arbor, QA: Equilibrium Arbor, XA: Exhaust Arbor, H: Handles, LQ: Locking Quadrants, PR: Plug Rod, T:Tappets, W: Attachment points for ...
If the fingers of the right hand are curled in the direction of the circular component of the current, the right thumb points to the north pole. Lorentz force: If an electric charge moves across a magnetic field, it experiences a force according to the Lorentz force, with the direction given by the right-hand rule. If the index finger ...
Rotation around a fixed axis or axial rotation is a special case of rotational motion around an axis of rotation fixed, stationary, or static in three-dimensional space.This type of motion excludes the possibility of the instantaneous axis of rotation changing its orientation and cannot describe such phenomena as wobbling or precession.
Newton's laws are often stated in terms of point or particle masses, that is, bodies whose volume is negligible. This is a reasonable approximation for real bodies when the motion of internal parts can be neglected, and when the separation between bodies is much larger than the size of each.
If the resultant force acting on a body or an object is not equal to zero, the body will have an acceleration that is in the same direction as the resultant force. Third law: When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction onto the first body.
Parallel – in the same direction. Transverse – intersecting at any angle, i.e. not parallel. Orthogonal (or perpendicular) – at a right angle (at the point of intersection). Elevation – along a curve from a point on the horizon to the zenith, directly overhead. Depression – along a curve from a point on the horizon to the nadir ...
The position of a single railcar (engine) moving along a track has one degree of freedom because the position of the car is defined by the distance along the track. A train of rigid cars connected by hinges to an engine still has only one degree of freedom because the positions of the cars behind the engine are constrained by the shape of the ...