A 150 N picture hangs from a nail in the wall. The maximum shear stress the nail can sustain is 2.00 The smallest diameter the nail can be is

A. 9.77 mm.
B. 8.22 mm.
C. 7.97 mm.
D. 7.52 mm.
E. 6.03 mm.


A. 9.77 mm.

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