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Each of three blocks and shown in figure has a mass of . Each of the wires and has cross-sectional area and Young's modulus . Neglecting friction, the longitudinal strain on wire is . (Take ) 

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- Find the tension in wire
Since the system is in equilibrium and friction is neglected, wire supports only block .
Mass of each block , so weight of each block is
Hence,
- Use the relation for longitudinal strain
Longitudinal strain is
Given:
Convert area into SI units:
Therefore,
Now,
So,
- Final answer
The longitudinal strain on wire is
So the required integer is:
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