A uniform wire of length of weight is suspended from the roof with a weight of at the other end. The stress in the wire at distance from the top is , where, is the cross sectional area of the wire. The value of is ________.
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JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr · Shift 1, Physics question 49
Answer and worked solution
Official answer: 3
Load at l/3 from the top. The section supports plus the weight of the wire below it, .
Stress. , so and .
Answer: 3
Topics:Stress and strain