Consider the situation shown in figure. The force $F$ is equal to the $m_2g/2.$ If the area of cross-section of the string is $A$ and its Young's modulus $Y$, find the strain developed in it. The string is light and there is no friction anywhere
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$a = \frac{{{m_2}g/2}}{{{m_1} + {m_2}}}$
$T = m_2\,(g -a)$
Strain $= \frac{T}{{AY}}$
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