A 25-Kg Television Set Rests on Four Rubber Pads, Each $2.6 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~Pa}$

question 29

Multiple Choice

A 25-kg television set rests on four rubber pads, each one having a height of 1.0 cm and a radius of 0.60 cm. A 200-N horizontal force is applied to the television set. How far does it move sideways due to the deformation of the rubber pads if the pads do not slide on the floor? The shear modulus of these rubber pads is $2.6 \times 10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~Pa}$

• A) 1.3 mm
• B) 6.8 mm
• C) 3.4 mm
• D) 1.7 mm
• E) 1.5 mm

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