Work Done in Stretching Wire

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Work Done in Stretching Wire

### Formula

$$W=\frac{1}{2}F\Delta L$$

### Using Stress and Strain

$$W=\frac{1}{2}(Stress)(Strain)(Volume)$$

### Terminologies

- W β†’ Work done.

- Volume β†’ Volume of wire.

### Conditions / Special Cases

Work done is stored as elastic potential energy.

### Usage

- Used in elasticity energy problems.

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