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Superman pulls on a steel post to trap a supervillain. The post has a cross-sectional area...

Superman pulls on a steel post to trap a supervillain. The post has a cross-sectional area of 30cm^2 and a length of 2m. If Superman applies a force of 6X10^6N by how much is the length of the post increased?

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Elongation, dL = PL/AE

dL = (6 x 10^6 x 2)/(30 x 10^-4 x 2 x 10^11)

dL = 0.02 m

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