% Problem 1 E = 70*10^9; % 70 GPa A = 100*(1/1000)^2; % 100 mm L = 2; % m P = 20*10^3; % 20 kN % K Matrix K = [1 0 0 0; 0 1 0 -2*sqrt(3); 0 0 3 sqrt(3); 0 -2*sqrt(3) 3 sqrt(3)]; % Force Q = (E*A/L)*[1;0;0;0] K_inverse = inv(K) size(Q') size(K_inverse) q = K_inverse*Q;