RAJASTHAN ­ PET Rajasthan PET Solved Paper-2001

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    What will be the value of gravitational acceleration at height h from surface of earth? If h>>R, where R is radius of earth and gravitational acceleration at surface of earth is g.

    A)  \[\frac{g}{{{\left( 1\,+\,\frac{h}{R} \right)}^{2}}}\]

    B)  \[g\left( 1-\frac{2h}{g} \right)\]

    C)  \[\frac{g}{{{\left( 1-\frac{h}{R} \right)}^{2}}}\]

    D)  \[g{{\left( 1-\frac{h}{R} \right)}^{{}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     \[g=\frac{G{{M}_{e}}}{{{R}^{2}}}\] \[\Rightarrow \] \[g\propto \frac{1}{{{R}^{2}}}\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{g'}{g}=\frac{{{R}^{2}}}{{{(R+h)}^{2}}}\] Or \[g'=\frac{g}{{{\left( 1+\frac{h}{R} \right)}^{2}}}\]


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