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A steel wire is suspended vertically form a rigid support. When loaded with a weight in air, it extends by `l_(a)` and when the weight is immersed completely in water the extension is reduced to `l_(w)` Then the relative density of the material of the weight :

A

`l_(a)/l_(w)`

B

`l_(a)/((l_(a)-l_(w)))`

C

`l_(w)/((l_(a)-l_(w)))`

D

`l_(w)/l_(a)`

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