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

  • A
    $\frac{\alpha_i}{\alpha_c+\alpha_i}$
  • B
    $\frac{\alpha_c}{\alpha_c+\alpha_i}$
  • C
    $\frac{\alpha_i-\alpha_c}{\alpha_c+\alpha_i}$
  • D
    $\frac{\alpha_c-\alpha_i}{\alpha_c+\alpha_i}$

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