A Nail Projects 40 $\times$ 10^-6 M $\times$ 10^-5 $\times$ 10^-5 $\times$ 10^-5 $\times$ 10^-5 $\times$

question 31

Multiple Choice

A nail projects 40.0 mm horizontally outward from a wall.A 25.0 N coat is hung from the end of the nail and the nail deflects downward by 2.50 $\times$ 10^-6 m.The shear strain of the nail is

• A) 4.00 \(\times\) 10^-5.
• B) 4.75 \(\times\) 10^-5.
• C) 5.01 \(\times\) 10^-5.
• D) 5.75 \(\times\) 10^-5.
• E) 6.25 \(\times\) 10^-5.

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