According to Hooke's law,force is proportional to:

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$: Steel is used in the construction of buildings and bridges.
Reason $R$: Steel is more elastic and its elastic limit is high.
In the light of the above statements,choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

The cross-sectional areas of steel and brass wires are $0.1 \,cm^2$ and $0.2 \,cm^2$ respectively. If the same stress is produced in both by a weight $W$,what is the ratio of the tensions $T_1/T_2$?

Why do spring balances show wrong readings of weight after they have been used for a long time?

The length of an elastic string is $a$ metres when the longitudinal tension is $4 \ N$ and $b$ metres when the longitudinal tension is $5 \ N$. The length of the string in metres when the longitudinal tension is $9 \ N$ is

The two thigh bones (femurs),each of cross-sectional area $10 \, cm^2$,support the upper part of a person of mass $50 \, kg$. The average pressure sustained by the femurs is ............. $N/m^2$.