Chapter PS, Problem 5.3P

To determine

To find: The number of links needed to join $30$ pieces of chain into one long chain.

Answer to Problem 5.3P

The number of links needed to join $30$ pieces of chain into one long chain is $29$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The number of chains is $30\text{pieces}$ is

The number of links needed to join $30$ pieces of chain into one long chain is calculated as,

  $\begin{array}{c}l=n-1\\ =30-1\\ =29\end{array}$

Thus, the number of links needed to join $30$ pieces of chain into one long chain is $29$ .