Question

4-23. The rod has a slight taper and length L. It is suspended from the ceiling and supports a load P at its end.Show that the displacement of its end

due to this load is \delta=P L /\left(\pi E r_{2} r_{1}\right) Neglect the weight of the material. The modulus of elasticity is E.

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