A mine elevator is supported by a single steel cable 2.5 cm in diameter. The total mass

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A mine elevator is supported by a single steel cable 2.5 cm in diameter. The total mass of the elevator cage and occupants is 670 kg. By how much does the cable stretch when the elevator hangs by?

(a) 12 m of cable and

(b) 362 m of cable (Neglect the mass of the cable.)

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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