The femur is a bone in the leg whose minimum cross-sectional area is about 3.60 multiply.gif 10-4 m2. A compressional force in excess of 7.10 multiply.gif 104 N will fracture this bone.
(a) Find the maximum stress that this bone can withstand.
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(b) What is the strain that exists under a maximum-stress condition? (See Table 10.1 for appropriate constants)