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    Calculating deflection with rotation about center support

    Sorry. I should have elaborated more on where I was stuck. I did the free body diagram, summed the forces and then summed the moments at C and found the force due to the cable was equal to the applied force, and the reaction force at the support was 2P. The second free body diagram of the...
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    Calculating deflection with rotation about center support

    I am preparing for a qualifying exam for my PhD program and am looking at some of the old tests from previous years (as supplied by the school for study/prep material). I have come across a deflection problem that has me stumped, and I might just be overthinking it. The problem:
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