(A): A steel wire of natural length 'l' breaks, when elongated by length 'x'. If original length is halved and elongated by x/2 it breaks.
(R): Breaking force is directly proportional to the length of the wire

Options

A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. Both (A) and (R) are false

Answer

C