Tensile Stress and Strain: a Cable Is 100 M Long

Multiple Choice

Tensile stress and strain: A cable is 100 m long, has a cross-sectional area of 1.0 mm², and is made of a material having a Young's modulus of 1.0 × 10¹¹ N/m². If a 1000-N force is applied to stretch the cable, how far does it stretch?

A) 0.0010 m
B) 0.010 m
C) 0.10 m
D) 1.0 m
E) 10 m