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Three thin wires of equal length are suspended from the top of a roof. The respective ratio of their area of cross section is $1 : 2 : 4$ and Young?s modulii is $4 : 2 : 1$, then the ratio of their weights to be attached at the other ends to obtain same elongation in them is
Three thin wires of equal length are suspended from the top of a roof. The respective ratio of their area of cross section is $1 : 2 : 4$ and Young?s modulii is $4 : 2 : 1$, then the ratio of their weights to be attached at the other ends to obtain same elongation in them is
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- $1 : 1 : 1$
- $1 : 2 : 4$
- $4 : 2 : 1$
- $2 : \sqrt{2} : 1$
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Answer (a) $1 : 1 : 1$
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