the figure below shows a vertical nylon filament with a weight suspended from its lower end. The cross-sectional area of the filament is 8 x 10-7 m², the young modulus is 2 x 10° Pa and the ultimate tensile stress is 9 x 107 Pa. nylon filament weight Calculate: (i) The maximum weight W the filament can support without breaking. The weight W' which will extend the filament by 0.50% of its original length. | (ii)

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the figure below shows a vertical nylon filament with a weight suspended from its lower end.
The cross-sectional area of the filament is 8 x 10-7 m?, the young modulus is 2 x 10° Pa and the
ultimate tensile stress is 9 x 107 Pa.
nylon filament
weight
Calculate:
(i)
The maximum weight W the filament can support without
breaking.
(ii)
The weight W' which will extend the filament by 0.50% of its
original length.
Transcribed Image Text:the figure below shows a vertical nylon filament with a weight suspended from its lower end. The cross-sectional area of the filament is 8 x 10-7 m?, the young modulus is 2 x 10° Pa and the ultimate tensile stress is 9 x 107 Pa. nylon filament weight Calculate: (i) The maximum weight W the filament can support without breaking. (ii) The weight W' which will extend the filament by 0.50% of its original length.
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