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= Solution

As $\dot\epsilon\to0$, $a\to0$, $F\to1$, and
$$
\boxed{\eta_{\rm ext}(0)=3(\eta_s+\eta_p)}.
$$
The <Trouton ratio> is therefore three. This is also the small-rate Oldroyd-B result because finite extensibility is irrelevant while polymer deformation remains small.

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