Gujarati
Hindi
7.Gravitation
normal

A body of mass $m$ is kept at a small height $h$ above the ground. If the radius of the earth is $R$ and its mass is $M$, the potential energy of the body and earth system (with $h = \infty $ being the reference position ) is

A

$\frac{{GMm}}{R} + mgh$

B

$\frac{{-GMm}}{R} + mgh$

C

$\frac{{GMm}}{R} - mgh$

D

$-\frac{{GMm}}{R} - mgh$

Solution

$\Delta \mathrm{PE}=\mathrm{PE}_{2}-\mathrm{PE}_{1}=\mathrm{mgh}$

$\mathrm{PE}_{2}=\mathrm{PE}_{1}+\mathrm{mgh}$

$=\frac{-\mathrm{GMm}}{\mathrm{R}}+\mathrm{mgh}$

Standard 11
Physics

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