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A 100-ft surveyor’s steel tape with a cross-sectional area of 0.005 in.2 is subjected to a...

A 100-ft surveyor’s steel tape with a cross-sectional area of 0.005 in.2 is subjected to a 15-lb pull when in use. Compute

(a) the total elongation of the tape


(b) the tensile stress developed in the tape

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