Q.

Two bodies of masses 100 kg and 10.000 kg are kept at a distance 1m apart. At which point on the line joining them a third body experience the net gravitational force of zero?
Find the distance from the first body of mass 100kg.

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a

111m

b

11 m

c

110m

d

10 m

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Given that m1=100kg,m2=10,000kg,d =1m 

The gravitational force between two bodies can be calculated as:
F=GMmr2
Where M and m are the masses of the objects, r is the distance between them and G is the universal gravitational constant having the value of 6.67 X 10-11 Nm2/kg2.

Let the distance of the third body from the first body be X.
The distance from the second body will be 1-X.
We have:

F1=F2

G×100×mx2=G×1000×m(1x2)

10x2=(1x)2

10x=±(1x)
There are two cases:
10x= 1-x  OR 10x=-(1-x)
Solving both, we get:
x=111 OR x=-19
The distance cannot be negative,

x=111m
Therefore, option C is the correct answer

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