One end of a slack wire (Young's modulus $Y$, length $L$ and cross-sectional area $A$ ) is clamped to a rigid wall and the other end to a block (mass $m$ ), which rests on a smooth horizontal plane. The block is set in motion with a speed $v$. What is the maximum distance, then the block will travel after the wire becomes taut?
KVPY 2015, Diffcult
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Kinetic energy of block is converted into potential energy of stretched wire.

$\Rightarrow \quad \frac{1}{2} m v^2=\frac{1}{2} \text { Stress } \times \text { Strain } \times \text { Volume }$

$\Rightarrow m v^2=\frac{\text { Stress }}{\text { Strain }} \times(\text { Strain })^2 \times \text { Volume }$

$\Rightarrow m v^2=Y \times \frac{\Delta l^2}{L^2} \times A \times L \Rightarrow \Delta l^2=\frac{m v^2 L}{A Y}$

$\therefore \quad \Delta l=v \sqrt{\frac{m L}{A Y}}$

So, distance travelled by block in stretching the wire is $\Delta l=v \sqrt{\frac{m L}{A Y}}$.

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