After a fall, a 87 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 15 m long and 9.0 mm in diameter but has stretched by 3.0 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus. The tolerance is ± 1 in the 2nd significant digit. (a) Number: Units: This answer has no units (b) Number: Units: N/m or Pa (c) Number: Units: N/m or Pa

After a fall, a 87 kg rock climber finds himself dangling from the end of a rope that had been 15 m long and 9.0 mm in diameter but has stretched by 3.0 cm. For the rope, calculate (a) the strain, (b) the stress, and (c) the Young's modulus. The tolerance is ± 1 in the 2nd significant digit. (a) Number: Units: This answer has no units (b) Number: Units: N/m or Pa (c) Number: Units: N/m or Pa

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Author:Katz, Debora M.

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Chapter14: Static Equilibrium, Elasticity, And Fracture

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