Tendons are strong elastic fibers that attach muscles to bones. To a reasonable approximation, they obey Hooke's law. In laboratory tests on a particular tendon, it was found that, when a 247 gobject was hung from it, the tendon stretched 1.25 cm .
a) Find the force constant of this tendon in N/m.
b) Because of its thickness, the maximum tension this tendon can support without rupturing is 142 N . By how much can the tendon stretch without rupturing?
c) How much energy is stored in it at that max point?