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    Understanding Axial Forces and Section Properties in Strength of Materials

    wow. I misread the question. I still believe i need to use the equation θ= P/A but now I am not sure how to get the area of a square bar A= bh when only one dimension is given? I no whave no idea what my next step is. We have not covered normal force diagrams
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    Understanding Axial Forces and Section Properties in Strength of Materials

    after doing some research online i think i may be on the right track. The question is attchment #1 and my solution is attachment #2 .Please advise if i am doing this correctly. Thank you in advance
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    Understanding Axial Forces and Section Properties in Strength of Materials

    Its Review for our final. Its an old test The question comes right out of our textbook.
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    Understanding Axial Forces and Section Properties in Strength of Materials

    Homework Statement I am having trouble with question 1 on the attachment posted. I understand that i need to get the area of the 2 bars. I am just not sure what to do with the forces. ALso i know the picture may be dark. P2 starts at point B and is pulling to the right and P3 starts at...