Engineering Mechanics: Statics
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ISBN: 9780132915540
Author: Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 11.7, Problem 27P
If the potential function for a conservative one-degree-of-freedom system is V = (8x3 – 2x2 − 10) J, where x is given in meters, determine the | positions for equilibrium and investigate the stability at each of these positions.
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