Q.
When the load on a wire is slowly increased from 3 to 5kgwt, the elongation increases from 0.61 to 1.02mm. The work done during the extension of wire is
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Solution:
Work done =21× stretching force × extension.
Therefore, net work done in increasing the length from 0.164mm to 1.02mm is W2−W1=21×5×9.8×1.02×10−3−21×3×9.8×0.61×10−3 =0.016J