College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 5, Problem 2CQ
A clothesline is hung between two poles, and then a shirt is hung near the center of the line. No matter how tightly the line is stretched, it always sags a little at the center. Show why.
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