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The Poisson's ratio of a material is 0.4 . If a force is applied to a wire of this material, there is a decrease of cross-sectional area by \(2 \%\). The percentage increase in its length is

  1. A \(3 \%\)
  2. B \(2.5 \%\)
  3. C \(1 \%\)
  4. D \(0.5 \%\)
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(B) \(2.5 \%\)

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\begin{aligned} & \text { Poission's ratio } \sigma=\frac{\Delta R / R}{\Delta l / l} \\ & \frac{\Delta l}{l}=\frac{\Delta R}{R} \times \frac{1}{\sigma} \\ & =\frac{\Delta R}{R} \times \frac{1}{0.4} \\ & \therefore \text { Increase in length }=\left(\frac{\Delta R}{R} \times…

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