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BITSAT 2018
Exam
BITSAT
Year
2018
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Thermal Properties of Matter

BITSAT 2018 · Physics · Thermal Properties of Matter

Three rods of identical cross-sectional area and made from the same...

Three rods of identical cross-sectional area and made from the same metal, form the sides of an isosceles triangle ABCABC right angled at BB as shown in figure. The point AA and BB are maintained at temperature TT and 2T\sqrt{2}T respectively, in the steady state. Now, assuming that only heat conduction takes place. The temperature of point CC will be
Three rods of identical cross-sectional area and made from the same metal, form the sides of an isosceles triangle ABC

Options

  1. AT2+1\dfrac{T}{\sqrt{2} + 1}
  2. BT2−1\dfrac{T}{\sqrt{2} - 1}
  3. C3T2+1\dfrac{3T}{\sqrt{2} + 1}
  4. D3T(2+1)\dfrac{\sqrt{3}T}{( \sqrt{2} + 1 )}

Correct answer

C. 3T2+1\dfrac{3T}{\sqrt{2} + 1}

Step-by-step solution

Let T0{T}_{0} be the temperature of point CC and xx be the length of rod ABAB or BCBC.

Then, CA=x2+x2=2xCA = \sqrt{x^{2} + x^{2}} = \sqrt{2}x

At steady state, the rate of heat flowing from BB to C=C = rate of heat flowing from CC to AA.

So, KA(2T−T0)x=KA(T0−T)2x\dfrac{KA\left(\sqrt{2}T - {T}_{0}\right)}{x} = \dfrac{KA\left({T}_{0} - T\right)}{\sqrt{2}x}

2(2T−T0)=T0−T\sqrt{2}\left(\sqrt{2}T - {T}_{0}\right) = {T}_{0} - T

By solving, T0=3T(2+1){T}_{0} = \dfrac{3T}{( \sqrt{2} + 1 )}

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