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A wire 1m long has a resistance of 1Omeg...

A wire 1m long has a resistance of `1Omega`. If it is uniformly stretched, so that its length increased by 25% then its resistance will become

A

`1.5625Omega`

B

`1.25 Omega`

C

`1.5 Omega`

D

`1.77Omega`

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