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The mass of a planet is twice and its radius is three times that of earth then the weight of a body which has a mass of 5 kg on that planet will be

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a

10.88 N

b

9.88 N

c

20.99 N

d

11.95 N

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Acceleration due to gravity on the earth is given as:

gE=GMR2=9.8m/s2
Acceleration due to gravity on the planet will be:

gP=GMPRP 2MP=2ME=2MRP=3RE=3R
Substituting the values,

gP=G×2M(3R)2=29GMR2=29g

A weight of 5 kg on the surface of the planet is given by:

WP=m×gP

Wp=5×29g=109×9.8

WP10.88N

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The mass of a planet is twice and its radius is three times that of earth then the weight of a body which has a mass of 5 kg on that planet will be