Solved: A thin strip of rubber has an unstretched length

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A thin strip of rubber has an unstretched length of 15 in. If it is stretched around a pipe having an outer diameter of 5 in., determine the average normal strain in the strip.

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QUESTION:

A thin strip of rubber has an unstretched length of 15 in. If it is stretched around a pipe having an outer diameter of 5 in., determine the average normal strain in the strip.

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Given data,

   The unstretched length of the rubber is

   The stretched length of the pipe is  

The expression for the normal strain in the strip is shown below:

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