Question: During heavy lifting, a disk between spinal vertebrae is subjected to a 5 0 0 0 N compressional force. ( a ) What pressure (

During heavy lifting, a disk between spinal vertebrae is subjected to a 5000 N compressional force.
(a)
What pressure (in Pa) is created, taking the disk to have a uniform circular cross section 1.80 cm in radius?
Pa
(b)
What deformation (in cm) is produced if the disk is 0.790 cm thick and has a Young's modulus of 1.5109 N/m2?

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