A wire 2 m long and 2 mm in diameter, when stretched by weight of 8 kg has its length increased by 0.24 mm. Find the stress, strain and Young’s modulus of the material of the wire. (Note: g = 9.8 m/s2).

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  1. A wire 2 m long and 2 mm in diameter, when stretched by weight of 8 kg has its length increased by 0.24 mm. Find the stress, strain and Young’s modulus of the material of the wire. (Note: g = 9.8 m/s2).

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(2.5 x 107 N/m2, 1.2 x 10-4 m/m, 2.08 x 1011 N/m2)

 

 

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