//Example 9_2 clc(); clear; //To calculate the cross sectional area and how far the ball will stretch the wire m=40 //units in Kg g=9.8 //units in meter/sec^2 F=m*g //units in Kg meter/sec^2 stress=0.48*10^8 //units in Newton/meter^2 A=F/stress //units in meter^2 r=sqrt(A/%pi)*10^3 //units in mm printf("The radius of the wire should be r=%.1f mm and the cross sectional area is A=",r) disp(A) printf("meter^2") y=200*10^9 //units in Newton/meter^2 strain=stress/y L0=15 //units in meters deltaL=strain*L0 //units in meters deltaL=deltaL*10^3 //units in mm printf("\nThe ball stretches the wire a distance of deltaL=%.2f mm",deltaL)