A 30-m steel tape weighing 1.45 kg is of standard length under a pull of 5 kg, supported for full length. A line 938.55 m long was measured using the tape with a steady pull of 10 kg. If E = 2.0x106 kg/cm2 and unit weight of steel is 7.9x10-3 kg/cm3 , determine: a) cross-sectional area of the tape

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A 30-m steel tape weighing 1.45 kg is of standard length under a
pull of 5 kg, supported for full length. A line 938.55 m long was
measured using the tape with a steady pull of 10 kg.
If E = 2.0x106 kg/cm2 and unit weight of steel is 7.9x10-3 kg/cm3
,
determine:
a) cross-sectional area of the tape

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