An aluminium wire and steel of the same length and cross section are joined end to end the composite wire is hung from a rigid support and a load is suspended from free end. If the increase in the composite wire is 2.7 mm, find the increase in the length of

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An aluminium wire and steel of the same length and cross section are joined end to end the composite wire is hung from a rigid support and a load is suspended from free end. If the increase in the composite wire is 2.7 mm, find the increase in the length of each wire.

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