A metal string is suspended from a rigid support and its free end is attached to a block of mass . Second block having mass is suspended at the bottom of the first block using a string . The area of cross sections of strings and are same. The ratio of lengths of strings of to B is 2 and the ratio of their Young's moduli () is 0.5. The ratio of elongations in to B is ________.
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JEE Main 2026 · 4 Apr · Shift 2, Physics question 31
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Official answer: D
Tensions. String A holds both blocks (); string B holds .
Elongation ratio. , so
(D)