A and B are two wires. The radius of A is twice that of B. They are stretched by the same load. Then what is the stress on B ?
$ stress = { force \over area } \Rightarrow \therefore stress \alpha { 1 \over \pi r^2 } $ $ \therefore { S_B \over S_A} = \left( rA \over rB \right) ^2 = (2)^2 \Rightarrow S_B = $ S_A $