Two thin cables, each having a diameter of d 5 t/6 and carrying tensile loads P, are bolted to the top of a rectangular steel block with cross-sectional dimensions b 3 t. The ratio of the maximum tensile to compressive stress in the block due to loads P is:

(A) 1.5

(B) 1.8

(C) 2.0

(D) 2.5


(B) 1.8

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