Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Gravitation

Question:

The rotation of the earth having R radius about its axis speeds up to a value such that a man at latitude angle 60° feels weightlessness. The duration of the day in such a case is

Options:

$2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

$4 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

$2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{g}{R}}$

$4 \pi \sqrt{\frac{g}{R}}$

Correct Answer:

$4 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

Explanation:

$0=g-R \omega^2 \cos ^2 60^{\circ}$

$\Rightarrow \frac{R^2 \omega^2}{4}=g$

$\Rightarrow \omega=2 \sqrt{\frac{g}{R}}$

$\Rightarrow T=4 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$