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A uniform heavy rod of weight 10 kg ms$-2, cross-sectional area 100 cm2 and length 20 cm is hanging from a fixed support. Young modulus of the material of the rod is 2 \times 1011 Nm-$2. Neglecting the lateral contraction, find the elongation of rod due to its own weight.

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