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

Let's begin with a very simple application of Y=StressStrain. A small elevator with a mass of 550 kg hangs from a steel cable that is 3.0 m long when not loaded. The wires making up the cable have a total cross-sectional area of 0.20 cm2, and with a 550 kg load, the cable stretches 0.40 cm 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. If the elevator were suspended from a cable made of tungsten, with a Young's modulus of 3.61011Pa, how far would the cable stretch under the 550 kg load?
Express your answer in centimeters.

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