A steel rod of 1 m length and 10\(^{-3}\) m\(^2\) area of cross section is subjected to a linear force of 150 kN. The elongation of the rod is (Young’s modulus of steel \(1.5 \times 10^{11} \text{ Nm}^{-2}\))
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Always simplify exponents separately from decimals. Here, the \(1.5\) cancels out immediately, leaving only powers of 10 to deal with, making the calculation very easy.