Opposing Shearing Forces of 3000 N Are Applied to the 4.00

question 59

Multiple Choice

Opposing shearing forces of 3000 N are applied to the 4.00 cm × 5.00 cm faces of a 3.00 cm × 4.00 cm × 5.00 cm steel block. By what amount does the block become slanted? The shear modulus for steel is 8.10 × 10¹⁰ N/m².

• A) 1.54 × 10^-6 m
• B) 5.56 × 10^-7 m
• C) 9.88 × 10^-7 m
• D) 3.08 × 10^-6 m
• E) 6.98 × 10^-6 m

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