
Engineering Mechanics: Statics
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ISBN: 9781118807330
Author: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3.4, Problem 61P
A uniform steel plate 18 in. square weighing 68 lb is suspended in the horizontal plane by the three vertical wires as shown. Calculate the tension in each wire.
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