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A wire has twice the radius of another of equal length and material. Same load: extension?
ADoubles
BOne quarter
COne half
DFour times
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. One quarter
Extension is F L / (Y A) and A grows four times with doubled radius, so the extension falls to one quarter.
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