Some fishing line is made out of nylon with Y =3.0!109Pa and breaking stress
7.7!107
Pa . It is 5.0 m long, you are holding one end, and it hangs down vertically.
(a) When a 3.0-kg fish is attached to the bottom end, the fishing line elongates by 1.0 cm. What is its cross sectional area? What is its diameter (assuming the cross section is circular)?
(b) What is the largest mass that can be supported by the fishing line before it
breaks?
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