
Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics
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ISBN: 9781259977268
Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr., David Mazurek
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 7.4, Problem 7.114P
A cable of length L + Δ is suspended between two points that are at the same elevation and a distance L apart, (a) Assuming that Δ is small compared to L and that the cable is parabolic, determine the approximate sag in terms of L and Δ. (b) If L = 100 ft and Δ = 4 ft, determine the approximate sag. [Hint: Use only the first two terms of Eq. (7.10).]
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