Question
A wire of radius r, Young’s modulus Y and length l is hung from a fixed point and supports a heavy metal cylinder of volume V at its lower end. The change in length of wire when cylinder is immersed in a liquid of density ρ is in fact
Options :
Decrease by Vlρg/Yπr²
Increase by Vrρg/Yπl²
Decrease by Vρg/Yπr
Vρg/Yπ
Answer :
Decrease by Vlρg/Yπr²
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