The density and breaking stress of a wire are 6 104 kg/m3 and 1.2 108 N/m2 respectively. The wire is suspended from a rigid support on a planet where acceleration due to gravity is 13rd of the value on the surface of earth. The maximum length of the wire without breaking is m (take, g = 10 m/s2).
Answer
600
Solution
Stress at the support = weightA = ALg'A = Lg', where g' = 103 m/s2
For the maximum length: Lg' = breaking stress
L = 1.2 1086 104 103 = 1.2 1082 105
= 600 m
Answer: 600