Earths crustal plates is an example of shear on large scale

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The distortion of Earth's crustal plates is an example of shear ona large scale. A particular crustal rock has a shear modulus of1.0 10¹⁰ Pa. What shear stress is involved when a 10.0km layer of this rock is sheared through a distance of 3.5-m?

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