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Two wires of diameter 0.25 cm, one made of steel and the other made of brass are loaded as shown in figure. The unloaded length of steel wire is 1.5 m and that of brass wire is 1.0 m. Compute the elongations of the steel and the brass wires .Young's modulus of steel is `2.0 xx 10^(11)`Pa and that of brass is `9.1 xx 10^(11)` Pa.

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