Engineering Sciences
2020 · Paper 1
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Complete GATE XE 2020 Paper 1 overview, original pages and practice · Timed previous-paper practice
Questions 73–75 of 175. Imported answers require review unless explicitly marked reviewed.
Question 8
Open questionXE-DNAT1 markNeeds review
The state of two-dimensional plane stress at a point in a body is shown on the triangular element ABC, where
and
. The normal stress (in MPa) on the plane AC is _____. 
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Consider two point masses
kg and
kg connected by a massless inextensible string passing over a massless and frictionless pulley with radius
mm as shown. The masses are released from rest and move vertically under the action of gravity. Let acceleration due to gravity,
m/s
. The tension (in N) in the string is _____. 
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The cantilever beam AC is composed of two segments AB and BC that are rigidly connected at B. The flexural rigidity of the segment AB is
, whereas the flexural rigidity of the segment BC is assumed to be infinite. Determine the magnitude of slope at B due to a force
applied at C. 
Your answerChoose one option.
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