A steel wire of diameter 1 mm can support a tension of 0.25 kN. Suppose you need a cable made of these wires to support a tension of 22 kN. The cable should have diameter of what order of magnitude? cm

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A steel wire of diameter 1 mm can support a tension of 0.25 kN. Suppose
you need a cable made of these wires to support a tension of 22 kN. The
cable should have diameter of what order of magnitude?
cm
Transcribed Image Text:A steel wire of diameter 1 mm can support a tension of 0.25 kN. Suppose you need a cable made of these wires to support a tension of 22 kN. The cable should have diameter of what order of magnitude? cm
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