Given:
Radius of the rod, r = 10 mm = 0.01 m
Length of the rod, L = 1 m
Force applied, F = 100 kN = 100,000 N
Cross-sectional area, A = πr^2
Calculate A:
A = π(0.01)^2
A = π(0.0001)
A = 3.14 x 10^-4 m^2
Calculate stress:
stress = F/A
stress = 100,000 / (3.14 x
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