After a fall, a 98 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 17 m long and 9.8 mm in diameter but has stretched by 3.1 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus.

After a fall, a 98 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 17 m long and 9.8 mm in diameter but has stretched by 3.1 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus.

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Chapter7: Analysis Of Stress And Strain

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After a fall, a 98 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 17 m long and
9.8 mm in diameter but has stretched by 3.1 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c)
the Young's modulus.
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N/m^2 or Pa
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N/m^2 or Pa
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