In the hammer throw, an athlete spins a heavy mass in a circle at the end of a cable before releasing it for distance. For male athletes, the "hammer" is a mass of 7.3 kg at the end of a 1.2 m cable, which is typically a 3.0-mm-diameter steel cable. A world-class thrower can get the hammer up to a speed of 29 m/s. If an athlete swings the mass in a horizontal circle centered on the handle he uses to hold the cable. The Tension equals 5120 N.
1) How much does the cable stretch? Young modulus for steel is 20
Y = (F/A)/(delta L/L)
==> delta L = (L*F/Y*A)
= (1.2*5120/(20*10^10*pi*(3*10^-3)^2/4)
= 0.00435 m
= 4.35 mm
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