You have a heavy piece of equipment from a 1. mm diameter wire. Your supervisor asks what the length of the wire will be doubled without changing how far the wire stretches. What diameter must the new wire have?

A. 1.0 mm
B. 1.4 mm
C. 2.0 mm
D. 4.0 mm


Answer: B. 1.4 mm

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