A glass optical fiber in a communications system has a diameter of (9.0 mu mathrm{m}). a. What

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A glass optical fiber in a communications system has a diameter of \(9.0 \mu \mathrm{m}\).

a. What maximum force could this fiber support without breaking?

b. Assume that the fiber stretches in a linear fashion until the instant it breaks. By how much will a 10-m-long fiber have stretched when it is at the breaking point?

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College Physics A Strategic Approach

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Authors: Randall D. Knight, Brian Jones, Stuart Field

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