A thin wire, lying along the x axis, is strained such that

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A thin wire, lying along the x axis, is strained such that each point on the wire is displaced \(\Delta x=k x^{2}\) along the x axis. If k is constant, what is the normal strain at any point P along the wire?

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QUESTION:

A thin wire, lying along the x axis, is strained such that each point on the wire is displaced \(\Delta x=k x^{2}\) along the x axis. If k is constant, what is the normal strain at any point P along the wire?

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The normal strain at point P is given by,

.........(1)

        

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