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JEE Main 20253 AprilMorning Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2025
Date
3 April
Shift
Morning Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2025 · 3 April · Morning Shift · Physics · Gravitation

Three identical spheres of mass m , are placed at the vertices of...

Three identical spheres of mass m , are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of length a. When released, they interact only through gravitational force and collide after a time T=4\mathrm{T}=4 seconds. If the sides of the triangle are increased to length 2 a and also the masses of the spheres are made 2 m , then they will collide after _____ seconds.

Correct answer

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Step-by-step solution

T∝mxGyazT∝Mx[M−1 L3 T−2]y[ L]zT∝Mx−yL3y+zT−2yx−y=0⇒x=y−2y=1⇒y=−12,x=−12⇒3y+z=0z=−3y=32\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{T} \propto \mathrm{m}^{\mathrm{x}} \mathrm{G}^{\mathrm{y}} \mathrm{a}^{\mathrm{z}} \\ & \mathrm{T} \propto \mathrm{M}^{\mathrm{x}}\left[\mathrm{M}^{-1} \mathrm{~L}^3 \mathrm{~T}^{-2}\right]^y[\mathrm{~L}]^{\mathrm{z}} \\ & \mathrm{T} \propto \mathrm{M}^{\mathrm{x}-\mathrm{y}} \mathrm{L}^{3 \mathrm{y}+\mathrm{z}} \mathrm{T}^{-2 \mathrm{y}} \\ & \mathrm{x}-\mathrm{y}=0 \Rightarrow \mathrm{x}=\mathrm{y} \\ & -2 \mathrm{y}=1 \Rightarrow \mathrm{y}=-\frac{1}{2}, \mathrm{x}=-\frac{1}{2} \\ & \Rightarrow 3 \mathrm{y}+\mathrm{z}=0 \\ & \mathrm{z}=-3 \mathrm{y}=\frac{3}{2}\end{aligned}
Hence
<br/>T∝ m−1/2G−1/2a3/2 T∝(a3 m)1/2 T=4×(232)1/2=8 s<br/>\begin{aligned}<br/>& \mathrm{T} \propto \mathrm{~m}^{-1 / 2} \mathrm{G}^{-1 / 2} \mathrm{a}^{3 / 2} \\ & \mathrm{~T} \propto\left(\frac{\mathrm{a}^3}{\mathrm{~m}}\right)^{1 / 2} \\ & \mathrm{~T}=4 \times\left(\frac{2^3}{2}\right)^{1 / 2}=8 \mathrm{~s}<br/>\end{aligned}
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