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... body is thrown into a series of sinuous curves , the movements appear identical to those of anguilliform swimming , but the similarity is more apparent than real . Unlike anguilliform swimming , when a snake starts to move , the entire body ...
... body is thrown into a series of sinuous curves , the movements appear identical to those of anguilliform swimming , but the similarity is more apparent than real . Unlike anguilliform swimming , when a snake starts to move , the entire body ...
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... body diagrams . A free - body diagram is a sketch showing a body isolated from all adjacent bodies and with all the forces acting on it that are significant to the problem under consideration . From Newton's second law the components of ...
... body diagrams . A free - body diagram is a sketch showing a body isolated from all adjacent bodies and with all the forces acting on it that are significant to the problem under consideration . From Newton's second law the components of ...
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... body has stable equilibrium with respect to that rotation . The in- tersection of the two lines is called the metacentre , and the distance of the intersection above the centre of gravi- ty is called the metacentric height . The greater ...
... body has stable equilibrium with respect to that rotation . The in- tersection of the two lines is called the metacentre , and the distance of the intersection above the centre of gravi- ty is called the metacentric height . The greater ...
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