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The two wires shown in figure are made of the same material which has a breaking stress of 8×108 N/m2. The area of the cross-section of the upper wire is 0.006 cm2 and that of the lower wire is =0.003cm2. The mass m1=10 kg and m2=20 kg the hanger is light. The maximum load (in kg) that can be put on the hanger without breaking a wire is

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Draw a free body diagram


Calculate load put on hanger without breaking lower wire

Let load put on hanger will be F. Then stress in lower wire will be,
S1=m1g+F0.003×104
S1=8×108 N/m2,then
8×108=10×10+F3×107
F=140 N

Calculate load put on hanger without breaking upper wire

let the stress developed in upper wire is S2, then
S2=(m1+m2)g+F0.006×104
Let , S2=8×108 N/m2,therefore,
8×108=(10+20)10+F6×107
F=180 N

Hence, maximum load that can we suspended will be 14 kg.

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