JEE Main 201815 AprilMorning ShiftOnline
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2018
- Date
- 15 April
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Mode
- Online
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Gravitation
JEE Main 2018 · 15 April · Morning Shift · Online · Physics · Gravitation
Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be...
Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be and respectively. Their masses are and respectively. The radius of the earth is . Let be the difference in the forces exerted by the moon at the nearest and farthest points on the earth and be the difference in the force exerted by the sun at the nearest and farthest points on the earth. Then, the number closest to is:
Options
- A
- B
- C
- D
Correct answer
A.
Step-by-step solution
As we know, Gravitational force of attraction,
and and
Using ;
and