The magnitude of maximum shear stress is

(a) ± (1/2)[ ((σx –σy) 2 + 4 τ 2 )) 0.5 ]

(b) ± (1/2)[ (1/2)((σx –σy) 2 + 4 τ 2 )) 0.5 ]

(c) ± (1/2)[ ((1/2)(σx –σy) 2 + 4 τ 2 )) 0.5 ]

(d) None

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(a) ± (1/2)[ ((σx –σy) 2 + 4 τ 2 )) 0.5 ]

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