A 25-Kg Piece of Equipment Can Be Hung by Steel

Multiple Choice

A 25-kg piece of equipment can be hung by steel wires of length 1.00 m, 2.00 m, or 3.00 m. If all the wires have the same diameter, which one will stretch the greatest distance?

A) the 2.00-m wire
B) the 3.00-m wire
C) the 1.00-m wire
D) They will all stretch by the same distance.