A Very Light 1

question 49

Multiple Choice

A very light 1.00-m wire consists of two segments of equal length,one of steel (Young's modulus is 2.00 × 10¹¹ N/m²) and one of brass (Young's modulus is .The steel segment is 1.50 mm in diameter,and the brass segment has twice this diameter.When a weight w is hung from the ceiling by this wire,the steel segment stretches by 1.10 mm.Find the weight w.

• A) 190 N
• B) 390 N
• C) 780 N
• D) 1000 N
• E) 3100 N

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