A Cable Is 100 M Long,has a Cross-Sectional Area of 1.0

question 50

Multiple Choice

A cable is 100 m long,has a cross-sectional area of 1.0 mm²,and is made of a material having a Young's modulus of 1.0 × 10¹¹ N/m².If a 1000-N force is applied to stretch the cable,how far does it stretch?

• A) 0.0010 m
• B) 0.010 m
• C) 0.10 m
• D) 1.0 m
• E) 10 m

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