After a fall, a 88 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 14 m long and 7.1 mm in diameter but has stretched by 2.0 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus. (a) Number i (b) Number i (c) Number i Units Units Units

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After a fall, a 88 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 14 m long and 7.1 mm in diameter but has
stretched by 2.0 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus.
(a) Number i
(b) Number
(c) Number
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Transcribed Image Text:After a fall, a 88 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 14 m long and 7.1 mm in diameter but has stretched by 2.0 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus. (a) Number i (b) Number (c) Number i i Units Units Units >
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