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JEE Main 20203 SeptemberEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2020
Date
3 September
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2020 · 3 September · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation

The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r...

The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r from its centre as $ρ ( r ) = {ρ}_{0}\left(1 - \dfrac{{r}^{2}}{{R}^{2}}\right) Then the gravitational field is maximum at:The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r from its centre as ρ ( r ) = ρ _ 0 (1 - r ^ 2 R ^ 2

Options

  1. Ar=34Rr = \sqrt{\dfrac{3}{4}}R
  2. Br=Rr = R
  3. Cr=13Rr = \dfrac{1}{\sqrt{3}}R
  4. Dr=59Rr = \sqrt{\dfrac{5}{9}}R

Correct answer

D. r=59Rr = \sqrt{\dfrac{5}{9}}R

Step-by-step solution

The mass density of a planet of radius R varies with the distance r from its centre as ρ ( r ) = ρ _ 0 (1 - r ^ 2 R ^ 2

dm=ρ×4πx2dx=ρ0(1−x2r2)×4πx2dxdm = ρ \times 4{\pi x}^{2}dx = {ρ}_{0}\left(1 - \dfrac{{x}^{2}}{{r}^{2}}\right) \times 4{\pi x}^{2}dx

m=4πρ∫0r(x2−x4R2)dxsm = 4\pi ρ{∫}_{0}^{r}\left({x}^{2} - \dfrac{{x}^{4}}{{R}^{2}}\right)dxs

m=4πρ0∣r33−r55R2∣m = 4{\pi ρ}_{0}\left|\dfrac{{r}^{3}}{3} - \dfrac{{r}^{5}}{5{R}^{2}}\right|

E=Gmr2=Gr2×4πρ0(r33−r55R2)E = \dfrac{Gm}{{r}^{2}} = \dfrac{G}{{r}^{2}} \times 4{\pi ρ}_{0}\left(\dfrac{{r}^{3}}{3} - \dfrac{{r}^{5}}{5{R}^{2}}\right)

E=4πGρ0(r3−r35R2)E = 4{\pi Gρ}_{0}\left(\dfrac{r}{3} - \dfrac{{r}^{3}}{5{R}^{2}}\right)

EE is maximum when dEdt=0⇒dEdr=4πGρ0(13−3r25R2)=0\dfrac{dE}{dt} = 0 ⇒ \dfrac{dE}{dr} = 4{\pi Gρ}_{0}\left(\dfrac{1}{3} - \dfrac{3{r}^{2}}{5{R}^{2}}\right) = 0

⇒r=53R⇒ r = \dfrac{\sqrt{5}}{3}R

{E}_\max = 4{\pi Gρ}_{0} \times \dfrac{\sqrt{5R}}{3}\left[\dfrac{1}{3} - \dfrac{1}{5} \times \dfrac{5}{9}\right]

{E}_\max = \dfrac{8\sqrt{5}}{27}{\pi Gρ}_{0}R

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