BITSAT Physics Mechanical Properties Of Solids Online Test Set A

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Question 1

Question

Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. However wire 1 has cross-sectional area A and wire 2 has crosssectional area 3A. If the length of wire 1 increases by _x on applying force F, how much force is needed to stretch wire 2 by the same amount?

Answer

4 F

F

6 F

9 F