On all the six surfaces of a unit cube, equal tensile force of F is applied. The increase in length of each side will be (Y = Young's modulus, 
= Poission's ratio)
A
B
C
D
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C
Tensile strain on each face 
Lateral strain due to the other two forces acting on perpendicular faces 
Total increase in length 
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