A steam pipe weighing 200 kg per meter will cross a road by suspension on a cable anchored between supports 6 meters. apart. The maximum allowable sag of the cable is 50 cm, calculate the length of the cable.

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A steam pipe weighing 200 kg per meter will cross a road by suspension on a cable anchored between supports 6 meters. apart. The maximum allowable sag of the cable is 50 cm, calculate the length of the cable..

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