At the point of contraflexure (a) B.M is mimimum (b) B.M is maximum (c) B.M is either zero or changes sign (d) None of these

At the point of contraflexure
(a) B.M is mimimum
(b) B.M is maximum
(c) B.M is either zero or changes sign
(d) None of these
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c) B.M is either zero or changes sign
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