BIO Heart Repair. A surgeon is using material from a | StudySoup

Textbook Solutions for University Physics

Chapter 6 Problem 31E

Question

BIO Heart Repair.? A surgeon is using material from a donated heart to repair a patient’s damaged aorta and needs to know the elastic characteristics of this aortal material. Tests performed on a 16.0-cm strip of the donated aorta reveal that it stretches 3.75 cm when a 1.50-N pull is exerted on it. (a) What is the force constant of this strip of aortal material? (b) If the maximum distance it will be able to stretch when it replaces the aorta in the damaged heart is 1.14 cm, what is the greatest force it will be able to exert there?

Solution

Solution 31E Step 1 of 4: The force on the spring with spring constant(k) when it is stretched or compressed by x distance is given by, F= kx Where F is the force on the string, k is spring constant and x is stretching distance.

Subscribe to view the
full solution

Title University Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
ISBN 9780321675460

BIO Heart Repair. A surgeon is using material from a

Chapter 6 textbook questions

×

Login

Organize all study tools for free

Or continue with
×

Register

Sign up for access to all content on our site!

Or continue with

Or login if you already have an account

×

Reset password

If you have an active account we’ll send you an e-mail for password recovery

Or login if you have your password back