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dition<br />
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics<br />
Rectangular Components in Space<br />
Direction of the force is defined by<br />
the location of two points,<br />
M x , y , z and N x , y z<br />
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1 1 1 2 2,<br />
2<br />
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d <br />
d x <br />
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F <br />
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vector joining<br />
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d i d j d<br />
x<br />
y<br />
M<br />
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k<br />
x2<br />
x1<br />
d y y<br />
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F<br />
1 <br />
d<br />
xi<br />
d y j d<br />
d<br />
Fd Fd<br />
x<br />
y<br />
Fy<br />
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d d<br />
z<br />
2<br />
z<br />
and N<br />
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k<br />
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y<br />
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1<br />
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