clear // //Given //Variable declaration P=600e3 //Axial load in N L=20e3 //Length in mm w=0.00008 //Weight per unit volume in N/sq.mm A2=400 //Area of bar at lower end in sq.mm //Calculation sigma=int(P/A2) //Uniform stress on the bar in N/sq.mm A1=(A2*(%e^((w*L/sigma)))) //Result printf("\n Area of the bar at the upper end = %0.3f mm^2",A1)