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Prof. Grabowski is thinking about transplanting kangaroo tendons into her own legs so that she can...

Prof. Grabowski is thinking about transplanting kangaroo tendons into her own legs so that she can run a faster marathon. Her Achilles tendon needs to be 16 cm long to reach from her gastrocnemius to her calcaneus. It also must withstand a force of 7 times her body weight (body weight = 550N). 1. What is the minimum safe thikness for the tendon transplant? 2. What is the displacement that this tendon will experience when fully loaded?. Concider Y=1.3*10^Pa, and the elastic limit is 100MPA

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