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JEE Main 2018Gravitation Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (16 Apr Online)

Question

The relative uncertainty in the period of a satellite orbiting around the earth is 10-2 . If the relative uncertainty in the radius of the orbit is negligible, the relative uncertainty in the mass of the earth is:

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Correct answer
A2 × 10-2

Step-by-step explanation

From Kepler's law,

T2=4π2GMr3

MM=2TT=2 ×10-2

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