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A small ball of mass m  is released from a height R above the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R as shown in fig. There is a narrow groove inside the planet in which a spring of spring constant K and natural length R. Its one end is fixed at O. If the mass ‘m’ moves R/2 distance inside planet before coming to rest, then value of K will be xGMmR3 . Find the value of x.

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KEi+PEi=KEf+PEf0GMm2R=0118GMmR+12K(R2)2K=7GMmR3

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A small ball of mass m  is released from a height R above the surface of a planet of mass M and radius R as shown in fig. There is a narrow groove inside the planet in which a spring of spring constant K and natural length R. Its one end is fixed at O. If the mass ‘m’ moves R/2 distance inside planet before coming to rest, then value of K will be xGMmR3 . Find the value of x.