A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that g= 9.8 m/s2, what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire?

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A steel wire having a radius of
2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4kg,
is hanging from a ceiling. Given
that g= 9.8 m/s2, what will be
the tensile stress that would be
developed in the wire?
Transcribed Image Text:A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that g= 9.8 m/s2, what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire?
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