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A copper wire of length and a steel wire of length , each of cross-section is fastened end to end and stretched with a tension of .
(a)Elongation in copper wire is .
(b)Elongation in steel is the elongation in copper wire.
(c)Total elongation is .
(d)All of the above
(e)None of these

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