Two rods, one of aluminium and the other made of steel, having initial length `l_1 and l_2`
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 05/07/2020

Two rods, one of aluminium and the other made of steel, having initial length `l_1 and l_2` are connected together to from a single rod of length `l_1+l_2.` The coefficients of linear expansion for aluminium and steel are `alpha_a and alpha_s` and respectively. If the length of each rod increases by the same amount when their temperature are raised by `t^0C,` then find the ratio `l_1//(l_1+l_2)`