4. A 4.0m-long steel wire has a cross-sectional area of 0.050 cm². It's breaking stress has a value of 0.0065 times its Young's Modulus. The wire is fastened at its upper end and hangs vertically. How great a weight can be hung from the wire before it breaks?

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4. A 4.0m-long steel wire has a cross-sectional area of 0.050 cm². It's breaking stress has a value of 0.0065 times its Young's Modulus. The wire is fastened at its upper end and hangs vertically. How great a weight can be hung from the wire before it breaks?
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