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Grade 11Mechanics

50 kg is the maximum load that can be attached with a wire. if the wire is cut into 4 equal halves..what would be the maximum load that can be attached with each of these pieces?
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9 Years agoGrade 11
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9 Years ago
The maximum stress is S. This is intensive property. Now the area is reduced to 1/4 th of initial. To keep the S constant the tension must be reduced to 1/4. So answer is 12.5kg.