Numerical Methods for Engineers
7th Edition
ISBN: 9780073397924
Author: Steven C. Chapra Dr., Raymond P. Canale
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 3P
It is known that the tensile strength of a plastic increases as a function of the time it is heat-treated. The following data are collected:
Time | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 75 |
Tensile Strength | 5 | 20 | 18 | 40 | 33 | 54 | 70 | 60 | 78 |
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