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                                 R
                           R v
                                                           R v
                                                P  = (4L – 6a)
                       L/3                       1         L 2
                        a                       P  = (6a – 2L)  R v
                                                 2
                                                           L 2
                                            P 2
                                                        L
                                                When a =  ,
                  P 1
                                                        2
                                                        R
                                                P  = P  =  v
                                                     2
                                                 1
                               L                        L
                     (a) Resultant in middle third
                           R v  R

                                                    2R v
                        L/3                     P  =
                                                 1
                                                     L
                         a
                                           P 2  P 2  = O
                   P 1


                   (b) Resultant at edge middle third


                         R v   R

                         L/3                    P =  2R v
                                                    3a
                         a
                              3a
                    P

                   (c) Resultant outside middle third
                                       (b)
                  FIGURE 5.4 (Continued)
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