The tensile strength (the maximum tensile stress it can support without breaking) for a certain steel wire is 3000 MN/m2. What is the maximum load that can be applied to a wire with a diameter of 3.0 mm made of this steel without breaking the wire?

A) 64 kN
B) 9.0 kN
C) 42 kN
D) 85 kN
E) 21 kN


Answer: E

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