Engineering Mechanics: Statics
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ISBN: 9781118807330
Author: James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, J. N. Bolton
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 3.3, Problem 20P
When the 0.05-kg body is in the position shown, the torsional spring at O is pretensioned so as to exert a
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Engineering Mechanics: Statics
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