Applied Mechanics and Graphic Statics
The potential energy of a particle falling through a straight shaft drilled through the earth (assumed homogenous and spherical) is proportional to (where r is the distance of’the particle from centre of the earth)
If three forces acting on a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle, the point will be in the state of equilibrium
Three forces acting at a point are always in equilibrium
Three coplanar forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium if each force is inversely proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two
Three coplanar forces acting at a point will be in equilibrium, if each force is proportional to the sine of the angle between the other two