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The slope of the elastic curve at the free end of a cantilever beam of span L, and with fluxural rigidity EI, subjected to uniformly distributed load of intensity w is

wL3/6EI
wL3/3EI
wL4/8EI
wL3/2EI

Correct Answer: wL3/6EI

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