A mild steel wire of radius 0.5 mm and length 3 m is stretched by a force of 49 N. Calculate for the longitudinal stress, longitudinal strain, and elongation produced in the body if Young’s modulus for steel is E = 2.1 x 1011 N/m2.

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  1. A mild steel wire of radius 0.5 mm and length 3 m is stretched by a force of 49 N. Calculate for the longitudinal stress, longitudinal strain, and elongation produced in the body if Young’s modulus for steel is E = 2.1 x 1011 N/m2.

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(6.238 x 107 N/m2, 2.970 x 10-4 m/m, 0.891 mm)

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