The weight of a body on the surface of the earth is 100   N . The gravitational force on it when taken…

The weight of a body on the surface of the earth is 100 N. The gravitational force on it when taken at a height, from the surface of earth, equal to one-fourth the radius of the earth is:
  1. 64 N
  2. 25 N
  3. 50 N
  4. 100 N

Solution

The acceleration due to gravity changes as one goes to a height from the surface of the earth. Let the new acceleration due to gravity be g'. The formula for acceleration due to gravity at a height is given by g'=gR2R+h2

The weight of the body on surface is W=mg=100 N

The weight at the given height is W=mg'.

W'=100×R2R+R42W'=100×R225R216=64 N

Asked in: JEE Main 2023 (06 Apr Shift 2)

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