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 4.4, Problem 38P
Calculate the forces in members BC, BE, and EF. Solve for each force from an equilibrium equation which contains that force as the only unknown.
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