One end of a nylon rope of length 4.5 m and diameter 6 mm is fixed to a tree-limb. A monkey weighing 100 N jumps to catch the free end and stays there. Find the elongation of the rope Young's modulus of nylon = 4.8 x 10 ¹¹N/m². Ans: 3x10-5m

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One end of a nylon rope of length 4.5 m and diameter 6 mm is fixed to a tree-limb. A monkey weighing 100 N
jumps to catch the free end and stays there. Find the elongation of the rope Young's modulus of nylon = 4.8 x 10 ¹¹N/m².
Ans: 3x10-5m
Transcribed Image Text:One end of a nylon rope of length 4.5 m and diameter 6 mm is fixed to a tree-limb. A monkey weighing 100 N jumps to catch the free end and stays there. Find the elongation of the rope Young's modulus of nylon = 4.8 x 10 ¹¹N/m². Ans: 3x10-5m
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