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Question 18

Two structural cylindrical rods, A A\,A and BBB, are designed to support a suspended platform.

Rod A A\,A has a diameter ddd, length LLL, and mass mmm. It is manufactured from an alloy of density ρ \rho\,ρ and Young modulus EEE.

Rod B B\,B is designed to have the same mass m m\,m and length L L\,L as Rod AAA, but has a diameter of 4d4d4d. Under the same tensile load, both rods undergo the exact same elastic extension.

Determine, in terms of ρ \rho\,ρ and EEE:

  1. The density of the alloy from which Rod B B\,B is made.
  2. The Young modulus of the alloy from which Rod B B\,B is made.
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