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Transcribed Image Text:Bar AB of Fig.
with weight W and length L
has a uniform cross section. Rotation of the bar is resisted
by a torsional spring with spring constant 4. The spring is
neutral when 0- 0°. Determine
The minimum stiffness & for the spring, in terms of W
and L, if the bar is to be in stable equilibrium when
0 = 0°.
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