Many caterpillars construct cocoons from silk, one of the strongest naturally occurring materials known. Each thread is typically 2.0 µm in diameter, and the silk has a Young's modulus of 4.0 × 10⁹ N/m². Assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, how many strands N would be needed to make a rope 8.2 m long that would stretch only 1.02 cm when supporting a pair of 91-kg mountain climbers? N = Again assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, what would be the diameter d of the rope? strands d = cm

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Many caterpillars construct cocoons from silk, one of the strongest naturally occurring materials known. Each thread is typically
2.0 µm in diameter, and the silk has a Young's modulus of 4.0 × 10⁹ N/m².
Assuming that there is no appreciable space between the
parallel strands, how many strands N would be needed to
make a rope 8.2 m long that would stretch only 1.02 cm when
supporting a pair of 91-kg mountain climbers?
N =
Again assuming that there is no appreciable space between
the parallel strands, what would be the diameter d of
the rope?
strands
d =
cm
Transcribed Image Text:Many caterpillars construct cocoons from silk, one of the strongest naturally occurring materials known. Each thread is typically 2.0 µm in diameter, and the silk has a Young's modulus of 4.0 × 10⁹ N/m². Assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, how many strands N would be needed to make a rope 8.2 m long that would stretch only 1.02 cm when supporting a pair of 91-kg mountain climbers? N = Again assuming that there is no appreciable space between the parallel strands, what would be the diameter d of the rope? strands d = cm
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