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JEE Main 20211 SeptemberEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2021
Date
1 September
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2021 · 1 September · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation

Four particles each of mass M, move along a circle of radius R...

Four particles each of mass M,M, move along a circle of radius RR under the action of their mutual gravitational attraction as shown in figure. The speed of each particle is :

Four particles each of mass M, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational

Options

  1. A\dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{R}\left(2\sqrt{2} + 1\right)}
  2. B12GMR(22+1)\dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{R ( 2\sqrt{2} + 1 )}}
  3. C\dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{R}\left(2\sqrt{2} - 1\right)}
  4. DGMR\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{R}}

Correct answer

A. \dfrac{1}{2}\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{R}\left(2\sqrt{2} + 1\right)}

Step-by-step solution

Four particles each of mass M, move along a circle of radius R under the action of their mutual gravitational.

Fnet=F1+2F2cos⁡45°{F}_{\text{net}} = {F}_{1} + 2{F}_{2}\cos 45 °

=GM2(2R)2+2×GM2(2R)2×12=GM24R2+GM22R2=(4+2)GM242R2= \dfrac{G{M}^{2}}{( 2R{)}^{2}} + 2 \times \dfrac{G{M}^{2}}{( \sqrt{2}R{)}^{2}} \times \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{2}} = \dfrac{G{M}^{2}}{4{R}^{2}} + \dfrac{G{M}^{2}}{\sqrt{2}{R}^{2}} = \dfrac{( 4 + \sqrt{2} ) G{M}^{2}}{4\sqrt{2}{R}^{2}}

Now FC=Fnet{F}_{C} = {F}_{\text{net}}

MV2R=(4+2)GM242R2\dfrac{M{V}^{2}}{R} = \dfrac{( 4 + \sqrt{2} ) G{M}^{2}}{4\sqrt{2}{R}^{2}}

V=(4+2)42GMRV = \sqrt{\dfrac{( 4 + \sqrt{2} )}{4\sqrt{2}}\dfrac{GM}{R}}

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