A 5 m long Aluminium tie rod of cross-section 0.20 m × 0.04 m is subjected to a tensile force induced by its self-weight of 21.20 kg/m considering gravitational acceleration of 10 $m/s^2$ . If tensile Young's modulus of Aluminium is 70,000 MPa, the maximum tensile strain in the rod is______ $\times \,10^{-6}$ (rounded off to two decimal places).

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A 5 m long Aluminium tie rod of cross-section 0.20 m × 0.04 m is subjected to a tensile force induced by its self-weight of 21.20 kg/m considering gravitational acceleration of 10 $m/s^2$ . If tensile Young's modulus of Aluminium is 70,000 MPa, the maximum tensile strain in the rod is______    $\times \,10^{-6}$  (rounded off to two decimal places).

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The correct answer is : 1.80 to 1.90

Correct Answer: 1.8

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