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See attached file with diagram.

(a) Find the forces in all members of the truss. State whether the forces are compressive or tensile.

(b) If you want to construct this truss using hollow circular members with an outer diameter of 1.5 in. and an inner diameter of 1 in. what would be the maximum stress on this structure?

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