Q.
A thick rubber rope of density ρ and length L is suspended from a rigid support. If Y is the Young's modulus of elasticity of the material of the rope, then the increase in length of the rope due to its own weight is
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Solution:
Leq=2L Y=AxF⋅Leq
or x=A⋅YF⋅(L/2)=A⋅Y⋅2(ρLAg)L ⇒x=2Yρ⋅gL2