The largest tendon in the body, the Achilles tendon, connects the calf muscle to the heel...

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The largest tendon in the body, the Achilles tendon, connectsthe calf muscle to the heel bone of the foot. This tendon istypically 17.0 cm lont 6.00 mm in diameter, and has a Young'smodulus of 1.35×109 Pa. If an athlete has stretched the tendon to alength of 17.9 cm, what is the tension ?, in newtons, in thetendon?

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Youngs modulus of the tendon E 135 x 109 PaDiameter of the tendon D    See Answer
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