The leg bone (femur) breaks under a compressive force of about 5 10 4 N for
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The leg bone (femur) breaks under a compressive force of about 5 × 104 N for a human and 10 × 104 N for a horse. The human femur has a compressive strength of 160 MPa, whereas the horse femur has a compressive strength of 140 MPa. What is the effective crosssectional area of the femur in a human and in a horse?
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College Physics With An Integrated Approach To Forces And Kinematics
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