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    				| 1. | One end of a wire 2m long and 0.2 cm^2 in cross section is fixed in a ceilign and a load of 4.8 kg is attached to the free end. Find the extension of the wire. Young modulus of steel `=2.0xx10^11Nm^-2`. Take `g=10ms^-2`. | 
| Answer» We have `y=stress/strain=(T/A)/(l/L)` with symbols having their usual meanings. The extension is `l=(TL)/(AY)` As the load is in equilibrium after the extension, the tension in the wire is equal to the weight of the load `=4.8kgxx10ms^-2=48N` Thus, `l=((48N)(2m))/((0.2xx10^-4m^2)xx(2.0xx10^11Nm^-2))` `=2.4xx10^-5m` | |