Two rods,one of aluminium and the other of steel,having initial lengths $L_1$ and $L_2$ are connected together to form a single rod of length $(L_1+L_2)$. The coefficients of linear expansion of aluminium and steel are $\alpha_1$ and $\alpha_2$ respectively. If the length of each rod increases by the same amount,when their temperatures are raised by $t^{\circ}C$,then the ratio $\frac{L_1}{L_1+L_2}$ will be

  • A
    $\frac{\alpha_2}{\alpha_1}$
  • B
    $\frac{\alpha_1}{\alpha_2}$
  • C
    $\frac{\alpha_2}{(\alpha_1+\alpha_2)}$
  • D
    $\frac{\alpha_1}{(\alpha_1+\alpha_2)}$

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