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Two wires of equal length and cross sectional area suspended as shown in

Their Young's modulii are `Y_1 = 2xx10^(11)` Pa and `Y_2 = 0.90 xx 10^(11)` Pa respectively. What will be the equivalent Young's modulus of combination?

A

`Y_(1)+Y_(2)`

B

`(Y_(1)+Y_(2))/(2)`

C

`(Y_(1)Y_(2))/(Y_(1)+Y_(2))`

D

`sqrt(Y_(1)Y_(2))`

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