Question: Let's begin with a very simple application of Y = StressStrainY = StressStrain. A small elevator with a mass of 5 5 0 kgkg hangs

Let's begin with a very simple application of Y=StressStrainY=StressStrain. A small elevator with a mass of 550 kgkg hangs from a steel cable that is 3.0 mm long when not loaded. The wires making up the cable have a total cross-sectional area of 0.20 cm2cm2, and with a 550 kgkg load, the cable stretches 0.40 cmcm beyond its unloaded length. Determine the cable's stress and strain. Assuming that the cable is equivalent to a rod with the same cross-sectional area, determine the value of Young's modulus for the cable's steel.

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