Two separate wires A and B are stretched by 2 mm and 4 mm respectively, when they are subjected to a force of 2 N. Assume that both the wires are made up of same material and the radius of wire B is 4 times that of the radius of wire A. The length of the wires A and B are in the ratio of a : b. Then a/b can be expressed as 1/x where x is---------.

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For Wire-A
F / (πr_A²) = Y (l_A / 2) . (1)
For Wire-B
F / (πr_B²) = Y (l_B / 4) . (2)
From equations (1) and (2), we can write
(l_A / (2r_A²) = (l_B / (4r_B²) ⇒ l_B/l_A = 2 (r_B/r_A)² ⇒ x = l_B = 32

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