Gujarati
Hindi
7.Gravitation
medium

In order to shift a body of mass $m$ from a circular orbit of radius $3R$ to a higher radius $5R$ around the earth, the work done is

A

$\frac{{3GMm}}{{5R}}$

B

$\frac{1}{{15}}\frac{{GMm}}{R}$

C

$\frac{{GMm}}{{2R}}$

D

$\frac{{GMm}}{{5R}}$

Solution

$\mathrm{W}=\Delta \mathrm{ME}=-\frac{\mathrm{GMm}}{2(5 \mathrm{R})}-\left(-\frac{\mathrm{GMm}}{2(3 \mathrm{R})}\right)=\frac{1}{15} \frac{\mathrm{GMm}}{\mathrm{R}}$

Standard 11
Physics

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