The figure shows the rigid bar with its left end pinned and its right end inclined downwards. Point B is at a distance of 760 millimeters from point A. Point C is at a distance of 1520 millimeters from point A. The deflections at B and C are v subscript B and v subscript C respectively.

From the rigid bar geometry, the deflections at B and C are related by:

vB760 mm=vC1,520 mm

The axial member deformations are related to the rigid bar deflections by:

δ1=vB         δ2=-vC

These results are combined to obtain the geometry of deformation equation:

δ1760 mm=-δ21,520 mm