The length of a metal wire is l1,

Question:

The length of a metal wire is $\ell_{1}$, when the tension in it is $T_{1}$ and is $\ell_{2}$ when the tension is $T_{2}$. The natural length of the wire is :

  1. $\sqrt{\ell_{1} \ell_{2}}$

  2.  $\frac{\ell_{1} \mathrm{~T}_{2}-\ell_{2} \mathrm{~T}_{1}}{\mathrm{~T}_{2}-\mathrm{T}_{1}}$

  3. $\frac{\ell_{1} \mathrm{~T}_{2}+\ell_{2} \mathrm{~T}_{1}}{\mathrm{~T}_{2}+\mathrm{T}_{1}}$

  4. $\frac{\ell_{1}+\ell_{2}}{2}$


Correct Option: , 2

Solution:

$\mathrm{T}_{1}=\mathrm{k}\left(\ell_{1}-\ell_{0}\right)$

$\mathrm{T}_{2}=\mathrm{k}\left(\ell_{2}-\ell_{0}\right)$

$\frac{\mathrm{T}_{1}}{\mathrm{~T}_{2}}=\frac{\ell_{1}-\ell_{0}}{\ell_{2}-\ell_{0}}$

$\frac{\mathrm{T}_{1} \ell_{2}-\mathrm{T}_{2} \ell_{1}}{\mathrm{~T}_{1}-\mathrm{T}_{2}}=\ell_{0}$

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