Practicing Success
If Rm is the radius of moon orbit round the earth, am the acceleration of moon towards the centre of earth, and Re the radius of earth. Then am is equal to (if g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of earth) |
$\left(\frac{R_e}{R_m}\right) g$ $\left(\frac{R_m}{R_e}\right) g$ $\left(\frac{R_m}{R_e}\right)^2 g$ $\left(\frac{R_e}{R_m}\right)^2 g$ |
$\left(\frac{R_e}{R_m}\right)^2 g$ |
$\mathrm{g}=\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}^2}$ ..........(1) $\mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{m}}=\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}^2}$ ..........(2) $\frac{(2)}{(1)}, \frac{a_m}{g}=\frac{\frac{\mathrm{GM}_e}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}^{\mathrm{e}}}}{\frac{\mathrm{GM}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}^2}}=\frac{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}^2}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}^2} ; \mathrm{a}_{\mathrm{m}}=\left(\frac{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{e}}}{\mathrm{R}_{\mathrm{m}}}\right)^2 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{f}$ |