Posted by Josh on Friday, August 7, 2009 at 11:23pm.
No. You have to divide the tension by the area of the rope's cross section, (pi/4)*(0.5)^2 = 0.196 in^2, NOT the diameter. The answer will be in pounds per square inch (psi), if you do.
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