clear // //variable declaration //Let the principal plane make anticlockwise angle theta with the plane of px with y-axis. Then px=(-100) //N/mm^2 py=(-75) //N/mm^2 q=(-50) //N/mm^2 p1=(px+py)/2+sqrt((((px-py)/2)**2)+(q**2)) printf("\n p1= %0.2f N/mm^2",p1) p2=(px+py)/2-sqrt((((px-py)/2)**2)+(q**2)) printf("\n p2= %0.2f N/mm^2",p2) qmax=sqrt((((px-py)/2**2))+(q**2)) printf("\n qmax= %0.2f N/mm^2",qmax) //let theta be the inclination of principal stress to the plane of px. theta1=(atan((2*q)/(px-py))*180)/(%pi*2) theta2=90+theta1 printf("\n theta= %0.2f ° and %0.2f °",theta1,theta2)