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NEET 2017
Exam
NEET
Year
2017
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

NEET 2017 · Physics · Gravitation

The acceleration due to gravity at a height 1 km above the earth is...

The acceleration due to gravity at a height 1km1 km above the earth is the same as at a depth dd below the surface of earth. Then

Options

  1. Ad=12kmd = \dfrac{1}{2}km
  2. Bd=1kmd = 1 km
  3. Cd=32kmd = \dfrac{3}{2}km
  4. Dd=2kmd = 2 km

Correct answer

D. d=2kmd = 2 km

Step-by-step solution

Acceleration due to gravity in both cases are

Aboveearthsurfaceg′=g(1−2hRe)\begin{array}{ll}Aboveearthsurface \\ {g}^{′} = g\left(1 - \dfrac{2h}{{R}_{e}}\right)\end{array}

Belowearthsurfaceg′=g(1−dRe)\begin{array}{ll}Belowearthsurface \\ {g}^{′} = g\left(1 - \dfrac{d}{{R}_{e}}\right)\end{array}
As per the problem, g(1−2hRe)=g(1−dRe)g( 1 - \dfrac{2h}{{R}_{e}} ) = g( 1 - \dfrac{d}{{R}_{e}} )

Simplifying the above relations, we get
d=2hd = 2h

The depth is d=2×1kmd = 2 \times 1 km

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