Three masses 200 kg, 300 kg and 400 kg are placed at the vertices of an equilateral triangle with sides 20 m. They are…

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Solution & Explanation

Related Formula

U = -(Gm₁ m₂)/(r)

Wₑₓₜ = Δ U = Uf - Uᵢ

Core Logic

Equilateral triangle mass configuration scaling

Initial potential energy of the system ( $rᵢ = 20 m$ $r_i = 20 \text{ m}$):

Uᵢ = -(G)/(rᵢ) (m₁ m₂ + m₂ m₃ + m₁ m₃)

Uᵢ = -6.67 \times 10⁻¹¹20 [200 \times 300 + 300 \times 400 + 200 \times 400]

Uᵢ = -6.67 \times 10⁻¹¹20 [60000 + 120000 + 80000]

Uᵢ = -6.67 \times 10⁻¹¹20 \times 260000 = -86.71 \times 10⁻⁸ J

Final potential energy of the system ( $rf = 25 m$ $r_f = 25 \text{ m}$):

Uf = -(G)/(rf) (260000)

Uf = -6.67 \times 10⁻¹¹25 \times 260000

Uf = -69.36 \times 10⁻⁸ J

Step 1: Calculate Work Done

The work done by an external agent is equal to the change in potential energy:

Δ U = Uf - Uᵢ

Δ U = (-69.36 \times 10⁻⁸) - (-86.71 \times 10⁻⁸)

Δ U = (86.71 - 69.36) \times 10⁻⁸ = 17.35 \times 10⁻⁸ J \approx 1.74 \times 10⁻⁷ J

Pattern Recognition

When an entire geometric configuration is isotropically scaled (e.g., side $a$ $a$ to $b$ $b$), the total potential energy scales by the ratio of their reciprocals. $Uf = Uᵢ (rᵢ/rf)$ $U_f = U_i (r_i/r_f)$.

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Q46 jee_main_2024_31_jan_evening Escape Velocity

The mass of the moon is

1/144

times the mass of a planet and its diameter

1/16

times the diameter of a planet. If the escape velocity on the planet is v, the escape velocity on the moon will be:

A. $(v)/(3)$ $\frac{v}{3}$
B. $(v)/(4)$ $\frac{v}{4}$
C. $(v)/(12)$ $\frac{v}{12}$
D. $(v)/(6)$ $\frac{v}{6}$

Solution

Related Formula

vescape = \sqrt((2GM)/(R))

Core Logic

For the planet: $v = \sqrt((2GMₚ)/(Rₚ))$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{2GM_p}{R_p}}$ For the moon: $Mm = (Mₚ)/(144)$ $M_m = \frac{M_p}{144}$ and $Rm = (Rₚ)/(16)$ $R_m = \frac{R_p}{16}$.

Step 1: Setup the Ratio

vm = \sqrt((2G Mm)/(Rm))

vm = \sqrt((2G ((Mₚ)/(144)))/(((Rₚ)/(16))))

vm = \sqrt((2G Mₚ)/(Rₚ) \times (16)/(144))

Step 2: Simplification

vm = \sqrt((2G Mₚ)/(Rₚ)) \times \sqrt((1)/(9))

vm = v \times (1)/(3) = (v)/(3)

Pattern Recognition

Escape velocity scales as $\sqrt(M/R)$ $\sqrt{M/R}$. If $M$ $M$ scales by $x$ $x$ and $R$ $R$ scales by $y$ $y$, velocity scales by $\sqrt(x/y)$ $\sqrt{x/y}$. Here, $\sqrt((1/144)/(1/16)) = \sqrt(16/144) = \sqrt(1/9) = 1/3$ .

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Q jee_main_2024_31_jan_morning Superposition Principle

Four identical particles of mass

m

are kept at the four corners of a square. If the gravitational force exerted on one of the masses by the other masses is

( 2\sqrt(2) + 132) Gm²L²

, the length of the sides of the square is

A. $L2$ $\frac{\mathrm{L}}{2}$
B. $4 L$ $4 L$
C. $3L$ $3L$
D. $2 L$ $2 L$

Solution

Related Formula

F = (G m₁ m₂)/(r²)

Core Logic

Superposition Principle diagram for Q37 - JEE Main 2024 Morning

Let the side length of the square be $a$ $a$. Considering one corner mass, it experiences forces from the adjacent two masses (distance $a$ $a$) and the diagonally opposite mass (distance $\sqrt(2)a$ $\sqrt{2}a$).

The forces from the two adjacent masses are at $90^°$ $90^\circ$ to each other:

F = (Gm²)/(a²)

The resultant of these two is $\sqrt(2)F = \sqrt(2) (Gm²)/(a²)$ $\sqrt{2}F = \sqrt{2} \frac{Gm^2}{a^2}$, directed along the diagonal.

Step 2: Total Force Equation

The force from the diagonal mass is:

F' = Gm²(\sqrt(2)a)² = (Gm²)/(2a²)

Total resultant force $Fₙₑₜ = \sqrt(2)F + F'$ $F_{\text{net}} = \sqrt{2}F + F'$:

Fₙₑₜ = \sqrt(2) (Gm²)/(a²) + (Gm²)/(2a²) = (Gm²)/(a²) ( \sqrt(2) + (1)/(2) )

Fₙₑₜ = (Gm²)/(a²) ( 2\sqrt(2) + 12 )

Equating this to the given force value:

( 2\sqrt(2) + 132)(Gm²)/(L²) = (Gm²)/(a²) ( 2\sqrt(2) + 12 )

(1)/(32 L²) = (1)/(2 a²)

$a² = 16 L²$ $a^2 = 16 L^2$ $a = 4L$ $a = 4L$

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