The anterior cruciate ligament in a woman's knee is 2.5 cm long and has a cross-sectional area of 0.50 cm2. Assume that the Young's modulus of the ligament is 1.0×108 N/m2. If a force of 2100 N is applied longitudinally, by how much Δ? will the ligament stretch? Δ?=   cm

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The anterior cruciate ligament in a woman's knee is 2.5 cm long and has a cross-sectional area of 0.50 cm2. Assume that the Young's modulus of the ligament is 1.0×108 N/m2. If a force of 2100 N is applied longitudinally, by how much Δ? will the ligament stretch?
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