For a body of mas ' $\mathrm{m}$ ', the acceleration due to gravity at a distance ' $R$ ' from the surface…

For a body of mas ' $\mathrm{m}$ ', the acceleration due to gravity at a distance ' $R$ ' from the surface of the earth is $\left(\frac{g}{4}\right)$. Its value at a distance $\left(\frac{R}{2}\right)$ from the surface of the earth is $(R=$ radius of the earth, $g$ = acceleration due to gravity)
  1. $\left(\frac{\mathrm{g}}{8}\right)$
  2. $\left(\frac{9 \mathrm{~g}}{4}\right)$
  3. $\left(\frac{4 \mathrm{~g}}{9}\right)$
  4. $\left(\frac{\mathrm{g}}{2}\right)$

Solution

$\mathrm{g}=\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{r}^2}$ where $\mathrm{r}$ is the center of the earth In the first case, $r_1=R+R=2 R$ In the second case, $r_2=R+\frac{R}{2}=\frac{3}{2} R$ $\begin{aligned} & \therefore \frac{\mathrm{g}_2}{\mathrm{~g}_1}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{r}_1}{\mathrm{r}_2}\right)^2=\frac{16}{9} \\ & \mathrm{~g}_2=\frac{16}{9} \mathrm{~g}_1=\frac{16}{9} \times \frac{\mathrm{g}}{4}=\frac{4}{9} \mathrm{~g} \end{aligned}$

Asked in: MHT CET 2021 (21 Sep Shift 2)

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