Two identical strain gauges with a gage factor of 50 and an unstrained resistance of 3500 are fixed on opposite sides of a balloon and connected to the arms of the Wheatstone bridge, shown as R1 and R4. The bridge is balanced with resistors R3 and R4 and supplied with a voltage of 9 V. The balloon is inflated with air, and the bridge output is 90 mV. Ey = 2x10^9 N/m^2.
a) Find the change in the resistances of the gauges.
b) Assume that there is no change in temperature. Calculate the stress (pressure) on the wall of the balloon.