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Final answer should be in decimal. (Like 0.00125 not 1.25x10^-3) Unit for a is no unit, b and c are pa.
After a fall, a 86 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 16 m long and 7.8 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.
Transcribed Image Text:After a fall, a 86 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 16 m long and 7.8 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.
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