Two blocks of mass 2 kg and 4 kg are connected by a metal wire going over a smooth pulley as shown in figure. The radius of wire is 4.0 10-5 m and Young's modulus of the metal is 2.0 1011 N/m2. The longitudinal strain developed in the wire is 1 . The value of is . [Use g=10 m/s2] [figure]
Answer
12
Solution
Tension in an Atwood machine: T= 2m1m2gm1+m2= 2 2 4 106= 803 N
A= r2= (4 10-5)2=16 10-10 m2
Strain = TAY= 80/316 10-10 2 1011
= 803 320 = 112
=12
Answer: 12