A light rod of length L is suspended from a support horizontally by means of two vertical wires A and B of equal length as shown in Fig. The cross sectional area of A is half that of B and the Young's modulus of A is twice that of B. A weight W is hung as shown. The value of x so that W produces equal stress in wires A and B is-----
Let TA and TB be the tensions in wires A and B respectively. If aA and aB are the respective cross-sectional areas, then
Stress in wire
Stress in wire
The stress in wires A and B will be equal if
Since the system is in equilibrium, the moments of forces TA and TB about C will be equal (see Fig), i.e.
which gives .
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