Section 15.6 ElasticityAn 80-cm-long, 1.0-mm-diameter

Chapter 15, Problem 26E

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An 80-cm-long, 1.0-mm-diameter steel guitar string must be tightened to a tension of 2000 N by turning the tuning screws. By how much is the string stretched?

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QUESTION:

An 80-cm-long, 1.0-mm-diameter steel guitar string must be tightened to a tension of 2000 N by turning the tuning screws. By how much is the string stretched?

ANSWER:

Step 1 of 2

Here we have to find the increase in the length of the string.

Here,

The steel string has a length of,

\(l=80 \mathrm{~cm}=0.80 \mathrm{~m}\)

The diameter of the string is,

\(D=1 \mathrm{~mm}=0.001 \mathrm{~m}\) .

So, the radius is,

\(r=D / 2=0.0005\)

The tension force in the string is,

\(F=2000 N\).

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