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Question:

BREAKING STRESS OF A MATERIAL IS 200000000 N/m2. WHAT MAX. LENGTH OF WIRE OF


THIS MATERIAL CAN BE TAKEN SO THAT THE WIRE DOES NOT BREAK BY ITS
OWN WT. ( DENSITY OF MATERIAL=5000Kg/m3).

Date:
Answer: Breaking stress
Force
Stress = Area A
Area
Force = weight of wire = mg = Vg = ALg
A lg
stress Lg
A
For breaking stress = breaking stress
200000000 = 5 103 L g
Now calculate for length

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