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I'm working on a engineering question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.
A piece of circular aluminum with a diameter of ¼ ft. and 13 ft. in length is used as a structural component of a robot. If the tensile load applied to the component is equivalent to 84 tons and the Modulus of Elasticity is 10,000,000 psi, what is the total elongation in the entire length of the rod?