JIPMER 2012
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Mechanical Properties of Solids
JIPMER 2012 · Physics · Mechanical Properties of Solids
If the ratio of lengths, radii and Young's modulus of steel and...
If the ratio of lengths, radii and Young's modulus of steel and brass wires shown in the figure are and respectively, the ratio between the increase in lengths of brass and steel wires would be

Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
D.
Step-by-step solution
Free body diagram of the two blocks are
Given,
Let Young's modulus of steel is and of brass is
...(i)...(ii)
Dividing Eq. (i) by Eq. (ii), we get
or ...(iii)
Force on steel wire from free body diagram
Force on brass wire from free body diagram
Now, putting the values of in Eq. (iii), we get
or
or \quad \frac{\Delta l_1}{\Delta l_2}=\left(\frac{a}{2 b^2 c}\right)