Question: A mineshaft has an ore elevator hung from a single braided cable of diameter 2 . 5 cm . Young's modulus of the cable is

A mineshaft has an ore elevator hung from a single braided cable of diameter 2.5 cm
. Young's modulus of the cable is 101010N/m2
. When the cable is fully extended, the end of the cable is 900 m
below the support.
How much does the fully extended cable stretch when 1100 kg
of ore is loaded?

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