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Two wires are made of the same material and have the same volume. However wire 1 has cross-sectional area A and wire 2 has cross-sectional area 3A. If the length of wire 1 increases by `Deltax` on applying force F, how much force is needed to stretch wire 2 by the same amount?

A

6F

B

9F

C

F

D

4F

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