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A lift of mass 1600 kg is supported by thick iron wire. If the maximum stress which the wire can withstand is 4 × 10^8 N/m^2 and its radius is 4 mm,…

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A lift of mass 160016001600 kg is supported by thick iron wire. If the maximum stress which the wire can withstand is 4×1084 \times 10^84×108 N/m2^22 and its radius is 444 mm, then maximum acceleration the lift can take is _______ m/s2^22. (take g=10g = 10g=10 m/s2^22 and π=3.14\pi = 3.14π=3.14)

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  1. A

    2.562.562.56

  2. B

    3.893.893.89

  3. C

    4.324.324.32

  4. D

    5.165.165.16

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