Max (mass = 15 kg) is hanging from one end of a 13-m long bungee cord that has its other end fixed to a bridge above. The bungee cord has a circular cross-section with a diameter of 2.5 cm, and Young’s modulus of 17 MPa.  - the stress due to Max's weight is 299 kPa a) what is the strain cause by Max's weight?  b) what is the elongation of the cord due to his weight?

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Max (mass = 15 kg) is hanging from one end of a 13-m long bungee cord that has its other end fixed to a bridge above. The bungee cord has a circular cross-section with a diameter of 2.5 cm, and Young’s modulus of 17 MPa. 

- the stress due to Max's weight is 299 kPa

a) what is the strain cause by Max's weight? 

b) what is the elongation of the cord due to his weight? 

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