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Consider a steel guitar string of initial length 9m and cross-sectional area 2.3mm2. The Young's modulus...

Consider a steel guitar string of initial length 9m and cross-sectional area 2.3mm2. The Young's modulus of the steel is Y=2.00×1011Pa. How far would such a string stretch under a tension of 1650N?

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I can't seem to get this problem even with other examples. Please solve and show all steps and if possible explanation. Thanks!

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Answer #1

Young's modulus of the steel,

Initial Length,

Area of string,

Tension ,

From Hooke's Law,

Therefore,

The string would stretch for a length of 0.0323 m.

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