Solved: A gymnast does a one-arm handstand. The humerus,

Chapter 10, Problem 10.121

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A gymnast does a one-arm handstand. The humerus, which is the upper arm bone (between the elbow and the shoulder joint), may be approximated as a 0.30-m-long cylinder with an outer radius of 1.00 102 m and a hollow inner core with a radius of 4.0 103 m. Excluding the arm, the mass of the gymnast is 63 kg. (a) What is the compressional strain of the humerus? (b) By how much is the humerus compressed?

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