A 50 × 10²-N Object Is Hung from the End of of a Wire

question 61

Multiple Choice

A 5.0 × 10²-N object is hung from the end of a wire of cross-sectional area 0.010 cm². The wire stretches from its original length of 200.00 cm to 200.50 cm.
-What is the elongation strain on the wire?

• A)1.0 × 10²
• B)1.0 × 10^-2
• C)5.0 × 10²
• D)2.5 × 10^-3
• E)4.0 × 10²

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