Student's Solutions Manual for College Physics: A Strategic Approach Volume 2 (Chs. 17-30)
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Author: Knight (Professor Emeritus), Randall D.; Jones, Brian; Field, Stuart
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Chapter 8, Problem 35P
A student is testing a 1.0 m length of 2.5-mm-diameter steel wire.
a. How much force is required to stretch this wire by 1.0 mm?
b. What length of 5.0-mm-diameter wire would be stretched by 1.0 mm by this force?
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