Opposing shearing forces of 3000 N are applied to the 4.00-cm × 5.00-cm faces of a metal block measuring 3.00 cm × 4.00 cm × 5.00 cm. By what amount does the block become slanted? The shear modulus for this metal is 8.10 × 1010 N/m2

A) 5.56 × 10-7 m
B) 9.88 × 10-7 m
C) 6.98 × 10-6 m
D) 1.54 × 10-6 m
E) 3.08 × 10-6 m


A

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