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A copper wire is held taut between two supports 20 ft apart. How much may the temperature...

A copper wire is held taut between two supports 20 ft apart. How much may the temperature drop before a stress of 15,000 psi is reached

(a) if the supports are immovable?


(b) if one of the supports yields 0.05 in. while the temperature is dropping?

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