Question: When a vertically suspended hoisting cable is long, the weight of the cable itself contributes to the elongation. If a 500-ft steel cable has an

When a vertically suspended hoisting cable is long, the weight of the cable itself contributes to the elongation. If a 500-ft steel cable has an effective diameter of 0.5 in and lifts a load of 5000 lbf, determine the total elongation and the percent of the total elongation due to the cable’s own weight.

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