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+// A Texbook on POWER SYSTEM ENGINEERING
+// A.Chakrabarti, M.L.Soni, P.V.Gupta, U.S.Bhatnagar
+// DHANPAT RAI & Co.
+// SECOND EDITION
+
+// PART IV : UTILIZATION AND TRACTION
+// CHAPTER 9: ELECTRIC TRACTION SYSTEMS AND POWER SUPPLY
+
+// EXAMPLE : 9.2 :
+// Page number 820
+clear ; clc ; close ; // Clear the work space and console
+
+// Given data
+D = 50.0 // Distance between poles(m)
+w = 0.5 // Weight of trolley wire per metre(kg)
+T = 520.0 // Maximum tension(kg)
+
+// Calculations
+l = D/2 // Half distance b/w poles(m)
+d = w*l**2/(2*T) // Sag(m)
+wire_length = 2*(l+(2*d**2/(3*l))) // Length of wire required(m)
+
+// Results
+disp("PART IV - EXAMPLE : 9.2 : SOLUTION :-")
+printf("\nMaximum sag, d = %.4f metres", d)
+printf("\nLength of wire required = %.f metres", wire_length)