GATE Mechanical Engineering (ME) 2022 Shift 2 Solved Paper

A structural member under loading has a uniform state of plane stress which in usual notations is given by σ_x = 3P, σ_y = -2P and τ_xy = √2 P, where P > 0. The yield strength of the material is 350 MPa. If the member is designed using the maximum distortion energy theory, then the value of P at which yielding starts (according to the maximum distortion energy theory) is