6. A 40.0 m long steel elevator cable has a cross-sectional area of 4.0×10^(-4) m^2 and is able to stretch 1.0cm before breaking. If the elevator itself has a mass of 1000 kg, how many 70.0 kg people can safely ride in the elevator? (Y_steel=2.0×10^11 N/m^2)    a. 14       b. 16       c. 12       d. 18       e. None of the above

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6. A 40.0 m long steel elevator cable has a cross-sectional area of 4.0×10^(-4) m^2 and is able to stretch 1.0cm before breaking. If the elevator itself has a mass of 1000 kg, how many 70.0 kg people can safely ride in the elevator? (Y_steel=2.0×10^11 N/m^2) 
 
a. 14
 
 
 
b. 16
 
 
 
c. 12
 
 
 
d. 18
 
 
 
e. None of the above
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