Calculate the new length of the wire using the relation between mass,volume and density

of wire.

Density of the material out of which the wire made is the ratio of mass of the wire m to
its volume V .
m0
d
V
Rearrange the equation for m0
m0 dV

Volume of the wire is the product of cross-sectional area A and length of the wire l0 .
V Al0

Substitute V Al0 in the equation m0 dV .

m0 dAl0

Area of cross section of the wire is,

A r0 2
Here, r0 is the radius of the wire.

Substitute A r0 2 in the equation m0 dAl0 .

m0 r0 2 l0 d

Mass of the wire after stretching is expressed as follows,

m1 r 2 ld
Here, r is the new radius of the wire and l is the new length of the wire.

If the wire is stretched, the mass and density of the wire remains constant. The mass of
the wire before stretching and after stretching is same.
m1 m0
r ld r l d
2
0
2
0

r 2l r0 2l0

Substitute r 0.25r0 in the above equation.

0.25r0 l r02l0
2

l0
l
0.25
2

16l0

Calculate the new resistance of the wire using resistance formulae.

Formulae for Resistance of the wire is,

l
R0 0 2
r0
Here, is the electric resistivity of the aluminum wire, l is the length of the wire and A is
the area of cross section of the wire.

New Resistance of the wire is expressed as follows.

l
R 2
r

Substitute l 16l0 and r 0.25r0 in the above equation and simplify.

16l0
R
0.25r0
2

16 L0 L
2
hereR0 20
0.25 r0 r0
2

256 R0

Therefore, new resistance of the wire is increases by 256 times the old resistance.