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A small moon of radius r and mass m is orbiting around a planet of mass M in a circular orbit of radius R (R >> r) always keeping the same face towards the planet. If an object on the moon close to the planet is in weightlessness, then radius of the circular orbit is  R=nrMm  Find n.

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Orbital angular speed must be equal to angular speed of revolution of moon. 
m1 particle mass
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GMm1(Rr)2Gm1mr2N=m1[w2Rw2r]

Similarly  m1 is in state of weightlessness then 

 N=0  ;    GM(Rr)2GMr2=w2(Rr)2(1)

&   w2=GMR3(2)

From (1) & (2)  [R>>r]
  R=r3Mm

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