If $\rho$ is the density of the material of a wire and $\sigma$ is the breaking stress, what is the greatest length of the wire that can hang freely without breaking?

$A$ wire elongates by $l \ mm$ when a load $W$ is hanged from it. If the wire goes over a pulley and two weights $W$ each are hung at the two ends,the elongation of the wire will be (in $mm$)

$A$ brass wire $1.8\; m$ long at $27\;^{\circ}C$ is held taut with little tension between two rigid supports. If the wire is cooled to a temperature of $-39\;^{\circ}C$,what is the tension developed in the wire,if its diameter is $2.0\; mm$? (Coefficient of linear expansion of brass $\alpha = 2.0 \times 10^{-5}\; K^{-1}$; Young's modulus of brass $Y = 0.91 \times 10^{11}\; Pa$)

$A$ steel wire of length $3.2 \, m$ $(Y_{S} = 2.0 \times 10^{11} \, N/m^{2})$ and a copper wire of length $4.4 \, m$ $(Y_{C} = 1.1 \times 10^{11} \, N/m^{2})$,both of radius $1.4 \, mm$,are connected end to end. When stretched by a load,the net elongation is found to be $1.4 \, mm$. The load applied,in Newtons,is. (Given $\pi = \frac{22}{7}$)

$A$ wire of cross-sectional area $3 \, mm^2$ is first stretched between two fixed points at a temperature of $20^{\circ}C$. Determine the tension in the wire when the temperature falls to $10^{\circ}C$. Given: Coefficient of linear expansion $\alpha = 10^{-5} \, ^{\circ}C^{-1}$ and Young's modulus $Y = 2 \times 10^{11} \, N/m^2$.

The Young's modulus of steel is twice that of brass. Two wires of the same length and of the same area of cross-section,one of steel and another of brass,are suspended from the same roof. If we want the lower ends of the wires to be at the same level,then the weights added to the steel and brass wires must be in the ratio of