Two wires of same length and radius are joined end to end and loaded. The young’s modulii of the materials of the two wires are \( Y_1 \) and \( Y_2 \). The combination behaves as a single wire then its Young’s modulus is:
\( Y = \dfrac{2 Y_1 Y_2}{Y_1 + Y_2} \)
\( Y = \dfrac{2 Y_1 Y_2}{3 (Y_1 + Y_2)} \)
\( Y = \dfrac{Y_1 Y_2}{2 (Y_1 + Y_2)} \)
\( Y = \dfrac{Y_1 Y_2}{Y_1 + Y_2} \)