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Answer: B

Answer: B

Answer: B
A compressive force, F is applied at the two ends of a long thin steel rod. It is heated, simultaneously, such that its temperature increases by . The net change in its length is zero. Let be the length of the rod, A its area of cross-section,Y its Young's modulus, and its coefficient of linear expansion. Then, F is equal to :
Answer: C

Answer: A
If the Earth has no rotational motion, the weight of a person on the equator is W. Determine the speed with which the earth would have to rotate about its axis so that the person at the equator will weigh . Radius of the Earth is 6400 km and .
Answer: C