Find the Minimum Diameter of a Nylon Wire 50 M

question 45

Multiple Choice

Find the minimum diameter of a nylon wire 50 m long that will stretch no more than 25 cm when a load of 90.0 kg is hung on the lower end.Assume that Y _nylon = 3.51 * 10⁸ N/m².

• A)1.11 cm
• B)0.253 cm
• C)0.111 cm
• D)2.53 cm
• E)1.24 cm

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Total Surplus

The sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus in a market, representing the total net benefit to society from trade.

Consumer Surplus

The separation between what consumers envisage paying for a good or service and the amount they actually disburse.

Producer Surplus

The gap between the price that sellers are ready to take for a product or service and the actual price they get from the market.

Deadweight Loss

An economic inefficiency that arises when the balance for a product or service is either not attained or cannot be attained.