Question

A certain wire has a length l and a resistance r. It is stretched uniformly to a length of 2l. The resistance of the wire after it has been stretched is

Answer 1

I am not sure whether this is the right way to go about answering the question.

The resistance of a wire is proportional to its length, therefore doubling the length should double the resistance. But resistance is also proportional to the inverse square of the wire's cross-sectional area, and stretching the wire seems to imply increasing its length and decreasing its cross-sectional area, which would increase the resistance more than simply increasing its length.

I'll just say to only care about the effect of increasing the wire's length. Due to the wire's length now being 2l, the new resistance is 2r.