Published by:
CGP EDU Academic Team
Published on: August 14, 2026
If the ratio of diameters, lengths and Young's modulus of steel and copper wires shown in the figure are p, q and s respectively, then the corresponding ratio of increase in their lengths would be (2 m and 5 m are masses)
A
B
C
D
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Change in length of wire 
Young's modulus, 
Where subscripts c, s refers to copper and steel respectively.
Here, 
──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
Prepare Smarter with CGP Edu
Get practice questions, solutions, and test series in one place.
Write a Review
Share your experience with this question and solution.
Commentary
Send your comment, doubt, correction, or feedback to admin.
Similar Questions
Explore conceptually related problems
PHYSICS
SINGLE CORRECT MCQ
The most common kind of iron nucleus has a mass number of 56. Find the a…
In the figure shown, the plates of a parallel plate capacitor have unequal charges. Its capacitance…
A sphere of mass m is kept between two inclined walls, as shown in the figure. If the coefficient o…
A particle is placed in a filed characterized by a value of gravitational potential given by , whe…
A long straight cylindrical region of radius curries a current along its length. The current densi…
An automobile of mass ' m ' accelerates starting from origin and initially at rest, while the engin…