During construction of the Quebec Bridge in 1907, the bridge's designer, Theodore Cooper, received word that the susp...

MichelleRod July 11, 2017

Help please

Do you mind explaining this question? To me none of these seem like they must be true. Thanks!

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Mehran July 21, 2017

@MichelleRod (E) is directly supported by the following sentences in the stimulus:

"As a direct result of the inquiry that followed, the engineering 'rules of thumb' by which thousands of bridges had been built went down with the Quebec Bridge. Twentieth-century bridge engineers would thereafter depend on far more rigorous applications of mathematical analysis."

Hope that helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Cynthia-Lee September 18, 2018

I was debating between answer choice A & E. Was A incorrect because the part saying the bridges build before 1907 "were unsafe for the public to use"too strong and thus not 100% supported by the passage.

reyesej4 November 16, 2019

Please explain why A is incorrect as I too was left with A & E.

mkesh March 1, 2020

I was also stuck between A and E, but chose A over E. Both seem correct to me as well, would it be possible to get an explanation please?