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The shear stresses, in kilopascals (kPa), of nine specimens taken at various depths in a clay stratum are listed below. Estimate the shear stress at a depth of 4.5 m.

Depth, m	1.9	3.1	4.2	5.1	5.8	6.9	8.1	9.3	10.0
Stress, kPa	14.4	28.7	19.2	43.1	33.5	52.7	71.8	62.2	76.6

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