JEE Main 2018 — Gravitation Question with Solution
JEE Main 2018 (15 Apr)
Question
Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be and , respectively. Their masses are and , respectively. The radius of the earth is . Let be the difference in the forces exerted by the moon at the nearest and farthest point on the earth, and be the difference in the forces exerted by the sun at the nearest and farthest points on the earth. Then, the number closest to is,
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Correct answer
C
Step-by-step explanation
Using
We get .
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