Referring to Prob. 18.141, (a) Prove that the Poinsot ellipsoid is tangent to the invariable plane, (b)

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Referring to Prob. 18.141,

(a) Prove that the Poinsot ellipsoid is tangent to the invariable plane,

(b) Show that the motion of the rigid body must be such that the Poinsot ellipsoid appears to roll on the invariable plane.

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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