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Polygon of forces
Polygon Pol"y*gon, n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many + gwni`a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.) A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four sides; any figure having many angles. Polygon of forces (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of which, taken successively, represent, in length and direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure represents the resultant of those forces. Cf. Parallelogram of forces, under Parallelogram.

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- force graphically the applied forces are arranged as the edges of a polygon of forces or force polygon (see ยงย Polygon of forces). A body is said to be "free"...
- forces, Simon Stevin's parallelogram of forces and the 1725 introduction of the force polygon and funicular polygon by Pierre Varignon. Giovanni Poleni...
- but the same principles apply to a polygon of forces. The resultant force due to the application of a number of forces can be found geometrically by drawing...
- "Sonic Forces review". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2017. D'Argenio, Angelo. "Review: Sonic Forces is a...
- center of m**** lies over the support polygon, then there exist a set of forces over the region of contact that exactly counteracts the forces of gravity...
- fundamental polygon can be defined for every compact Riemann surface of genus greater than 0. It encodes not only information about the topology of the surface...
- But this forces a contradiction, as follows. Draw a perpendicular from the center to the midpoint of a side of the polygon; its length, h, is...
- graphic statics, a funicular polygon is a graphic method of finding out the line of action for a combination of forces applied to a solid body at different...
- six-pointed star polygon Heptagram, a seven-pointed star polygon Octagram, an eight-pointed star polygon Enneagram, a nine-pointed star polygon Decagram, a...
- "Sonic Forces review". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Gartenberg, Chaim (June 15, 2017). "Sonic Mania and Sonic Forces show Sega's...