Problem 7: The length of nylon rope from which a mountain climber is suspended has a force constant of 1.55 x 10^4 N/m. Mass of his equipment is 92kg f = 2.065 Part (b) How much would this rope stretch, in centimeters, to break the climber’s fall if he free-falls 1.6 m before the rope starts to stretch? f2 = 1.460 Part (d) How much would this rope stretch, in centimeters, to break the climber’s fall if he free-falls 1.6 m before the rope runs out of slack if the rope was twice the length?

Problem 7: The length of nylon rope from which a mountain climber is suspended has a force constant of 1.55 x 10^4 N/m. Mass of his equipment is 92kg f = 2.065 Part (b) How much would this rope stretch, in centimeters, to break the climber’s fall if he free-falls 1.6 m before the rope starts to stretch? f2 = 1.460 Part (d) How much would this rope stretch, in centimeters, to break the climber’s fall if he free-falls 1.6 m before the rope runs out of slack if the rope was twice the length?

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