The distortion of earths crustal plates

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The distortion of Earth's crustal plates is an example of shear on a large scale. A particular crustal rock has a shear modulus of 1.0 1010 Pa. What shear stress is involved when a 9.0 km layer of this rock is sheared through a distance of 3.5-m?

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