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Two rods, one of aluminium and the other made of steel, having initial length l1 and l2 are connected together to form a single rod of length l1+l2. The coefficients of linear expansion for aluminium and steel are αa and αa and respectively. If the length of each rod increases by the same amount when their temperature are raised by toC, then find the ratio of length of aluminium rod to the whold rod.
(IIT JEE 2003) 
Options:
A .  αs/αa
B .  αa/αs
C .  αs/(αa+αs)
D .  αa/(αa+αs)
Answer: Option C
:
C
The length of each rod increases by the same amount
la=lsI1αat=l2αst
l2l1=αaαsl2l1+1=αaαs+1
l2+l1l1=αa+αsαsl1l1+l2=αsαa+αs

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