Use the Picture on the Right to Answer the Next

question 28

Multiple Choice

Use the picture on the right to answer the next question. A steel wire and an aluminum wire of the same length L and diameter d are joined to form a wire of length 2L.The wire is fastened to the ceiling and a mass m is attached to the other end.
-The stress in the aluminum portion is ____ the steel portion.

• A)less than
• B)equal to
• C)greater than
• D)depends on how tight m is attached to the steel
• E)unable to tell

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