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A steel wire of length and a copper wire of length , both of radius are connected end to end. When stretched by a load, the net elongation is found to be . The load applied, in Newton, will be: Given )
- A360
- B180
- C1080
- D154
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Correct answer: D
- Concept used
When two wires are connected in series (end to end), the same load acts through both wires.
Elongation of a wire:
where:
- = load
- = length
- = cross-sectional area
- = Young’s modulus
So total elongation is:
- Given data
For steel:
For copper:
Radius of each wire:
Total elongation:
Also,
- Cross-sectional area
Now,
so
Since
we get
- Set up total elongation equation
Factor out :
Thus,
- Compute the denominator
So,
- Compute the load
First multiply numerator:
so
- Option check
The correct option is:
which corresponds to Option D.
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