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A tungsten wire of length 20cm is stretched by 0.1cm. Find the strain on the wire.

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Length of wire, l = 20 cm = 0.2m
elongation,`e=0.1cm=1xx10^(-3)m`
`"Strain"=("elongation")/("original length")=(1xx10^(-3))/(0,2)`
`=5xx10^(-3)=0.005`
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