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Thanks!

I am aware of that part. I'm not sure how to integrate that into the equations.

I'm not sure how to derive part c. I know that y=L*tan(theta/2) and that the bending energy=2*keffective*y^2/L^3. I'm not sure where to go from here

A microtubule is 100 microns long. Take the young modulus as 1 GPa and the microtubule as a hollow cylinder with outer diameter of 12.5 nm and thickness 2.5nm. a) If one end of the microtubule is clamped down, and is the other end is free to wobble. Estimate the work that must be done to...