Two wires of same length and radius are joined end to end and loaded. The Young's modulii of the materials of the two wires are Y 1 and Y 2 . The combination behaves as a single wire then its Young's modulus is:
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B
In series combination 
Equivalent length of rod after join is 
As, lengths are same and force is also same in series
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