A cone of circular cross section having base radius
and height
and mass
is suspended from its base as shown in the figure. The material of the cone has young modulus
. The acceleration due to gravity is
. The elastic potential energy stored in the cone is
Find
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We take an elemental disk at a distance x from the bottom of thickness d x .
Radius of disk is given by r = L x R .
So weight of the cone below the disk = m g 3 1 π R 2 L 3 1 π ( L 2 x 2 R 2 ) x = L 3 m g x 3
Strain= A Y W e i g h t = Y π R 2 L m g x , A = A r e a o f d i s k = L 2 π x 2 R 2
Let the total elastic potential energy be E
d E = 2 1 Y ( S t r a i n ) 2 d V V = v o l u m e
d V = L 2 π x 2 R 2 d x
Putting the values we have d E = 2 π Y R 2 L 4 m 2 g 2 x 4 d x
E = 2 π Y R 2 L 4 m 2 g 2 ∫ 0 l x 4 d x = 1 0 π R 2 Y m 2 g 2 L
So we have a = 2 , b = 2 , c = 1 , d = 1 0 , e = 1 , f = 2
Hence a + b + c + d + e + f = 1 8