What Is the Maximum Length of Steel Cable That Can

Multiple Choice

What is the maximum length of steel cable that can hang vertically supported from one end of the cable? The Young's modulus of this steel is 2.10 × 10¹¹ N/m², the tensile strength of this steel is 7.4 × 10⁸ N/m², and the density of this steel is 7.6 × 10³ kg/m².

A) 9.93 km
B) 4.22 km
C) 456 m
D) 1.75 km
E) 24.8 km