Alight  rod of length 2 m is suspended  horizontlly from the ceiling bty means of  two vertical wirs
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 2020-08-30

Alight  rod of length 2 m is suspended  horizontlly from the ceiling bty means of  two vertical wirs of equal length tied to its ends One wire is mode of steel and is of cross - section  0.1 sq  cm and the other is of brass of cross -section  0.2 sq cm Find the postion along the rod at which a wight may be hung to produce (i) equal stress in both wirs (ii) equal strain in both wires (Y for brass `=10xx10^(10) Nm^(-2) and Y "for  steel" =20xx10^(10) Nm^(-2)`)