A steel rod has a radius of 20 mm and a length of 2. 0 m. A force of 62. 8 kN stretches it along its length. Young's modulus of steel is 2. 0 x 10 11 N m -2 . The longitudinal strain produced in the wire is__________x 10 -5 .
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Young's modulus is given as

The given data is
Stress= 62. 8 kN
r = 20 x 10 -3 m
Y = 2 x 10 11 N m -2
Thus,


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