A Force of 20 N Is Applied to a Wire $\times$

question 4

Multiple Choice

A force of 20 N is applied to a wire with an un-stretched length of 2.5 m.The wire gets 2.00 mm longer.The strain in the wire is

• A) 2.0 \(\times\) 10^-4.
• B) 4.0 \(\times\) 10^-4.
• C) 6.0 \(\times\) 10^-4.
• D) 8.0 \(\times\) 10^-4.
• E) 10 \(\times\) 10^-4.

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