A femur bone, which is the principal bon...

A femur bone, which is the principal bone of the thigh, has a minimum diameter in an adult male of about 2.8 cm, corresponding to a cross-section of `6xx10^-4 m^2`. At what compressive load would it break ? Ultimate strength for bone in compression is `1.70 xx 10^8 N/m^2`.

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`[1.02xx10^5N]`

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