Practicing Success
The gravitational potential in a region is given by V = (3x + 4y + 12z) J/kg. The modulus of the gravitational field at (x = 1, y = 0,z = 3) is : |
20 N/kg 13 N/kg 12 N/kg 5 N/kg |
13 N/kg |
\(I = -(\frac{\delta V}{\delta x} \hat{i}+\frac{\delta V}{\delta y} \hat{j}+\frac{\delta V}{\delta z} \hat{k})\) \(I = -(3\hat{i}+4\hat{j}+12\hat{k})\) [As V = (3x + 4y + 12z) : given] It is uniform field Hence its value is same every where : \(|I| = \sqrt{3^2+4^2+12^2}\) = 13 N/kg |