A brass bar (E 5 110 MPa) of length L 5 2.5 m has diameter d1 5 18 mm over one-half of its length and diameter d2 5 12 mm over the other half. Compare this nonprismatic bar to a prismatic bar of the same volume of material with constant diameter d and length L. The elon-gation of the prismatic bar under the same load P 5 25 kN is approxi-mately:
(A) 3 mm
(B) 4 mm
(C) 5 mm
(D) 6 mm
(A) 3 mm
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