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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11- 8. mechanical properties of solids

A uniformly tapering conical wire is made from a material of Young's modulus \(Y\)  and has a normal, unextended length \(L.\) The radii, at the upper and lower ends of this conical wire, have values \(R\) and \(3R,\)  respectively. The upper end of the wire is fixed to a rigid support and a mass \(M\) is suspended from its lower end. The equilibrium extended length, of this wire, would equal 

  1. A \(L\left( {1 + \frac{2}{9}\frac{{Mg}}{{\pi Y{R^2}}}} \right)\)
  2. B \(L\left( {1 + \frac{1}{9}\frac{{Mg}}{{\pi Y{R^2}}}} \right)\)
  3. C \(L\left( {1 + \frac{1}{3}\frac{{Mg}}{{\pi Y{R^2}}}} \right)\)
  4. D \(L\left( {1 + \frac{2}{3}\frac{{Mg}}{{\pi Y{R^2}}}} \right)\)
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(C) \(L\left( {1 + \frac{1}{3}\frac{{Mg}}{{\pi Y{R^2}}}} \right)\)

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Consider a small element \(dx\) of radius \(r\), \(r = \frac{{2R}}{L}x + R\) At equilibrium change in length of the wire \(\int\limits_0^l {dL = \int {\frac{{Mgdx}}{{\pi {{\left[ {\frac{{2R}}{L}x + R} \right]}^2}y}}} } \) Taking limit from \(0\) to \(L\)…
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