For Safety in Climbing, a Mountaineer Uses a 50-M Long

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Short Answer

For safety in climbing, a mountaineer uses a 50-m long nylon rope that is 1.0 cm in diameter. When supporting a 90-kg climber, the rope elongates 1.6 m. Find the Young's modulus for the rope material.

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