One end of a steel wire of radius ' $r$ ' is fixed to a ceiling and a load of $3 \mathrm{~kg}$ is attached…

One end of a steel wire of radius ' $r$ ' is fixed to a ceiling and a load of $3 \mathrm{~kg}$ is attached to the free end of the wire. Another wire made of copper of radius ' $2 r$ ' is attached to the bottom of $3 \mathrm{~kg}$ load and a $2 \mathrm{~kg}$ load is attached to the free end of the copper wire. The ratio of longitudinal strains produced in copper and steel wires is (Young modulus of steel $=20 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$ ) (Young modulus of copper $=12 \times 10^{10} \mathrm{Nm}^{-2}$ )
  1. $6: 1$
  2. $1: 6$
  3. $2: 3$
  4. $3: 2$

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Asked in: AP EAMCET 2017 (26 Apr Shift 2)

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