College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
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Chapter 8, Problem 39P
A three-legged wooden bar stool made out of solid Douglas fir has legs that are 2.0 cm in diameter. When a 75 kg man sits on the stool, by what percent does the length of the legs decrease? Assume, for simplicity, that the stool’s legs are vertical and that each bears the same load.
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