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JEE Main 2018Gravitation Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2018 (Online) 15th April Morning Slot

Question

Take the mean distance of the moon and the sun from the earth to be km and km respectively. Their masses are kg and kg respectively. The radius of the earth is km. Let be the difference in the forces exerted by the moon at the nearest and farthest points on the earth and be the difference in the force 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
A

Step-by-step explanation

As gravitational force of attraction,

F =

Force of attraction berween earth and moon

F1 =

Force of attraction between earth and sun,

F2 =

F1 = r1

F2 = r2

=

=

= diameter of the earth = 2 Rearth

Given

m = 8 1022 kg

Ms = 2 1030 kg

r1 = 0.4 106 km

r2 = 150 106 km



= 2

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