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The largest tendon in the body, the Achilles tendon, connects the calf muscle to the heel bone of the foot. This tendon is typically 12.0 cm long, 5.80 mm in diameter, and has a Young's modulus of 1.65
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The largest tendon in the body, the Achilles tendon, connects the calf muscle to the heel bone of the foot. This tendon is typically 12.0 cm long, 5.80 mm in diameter, and has a Young's modulus of 1.65 × 10 9 Pa . If an athlete has stretched the tendon to a length of 13.1 cm , what is the tension T , in newtons, in the tendon?

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Tension on tendon = 1669800N

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