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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Gravitation
  • JEE Mains 2021
  • Hard
  • Numerical

A body of mass (\(2 {M}\)) splits into four masses \(\{{m}, {M}-{m}, {m}, {M}-{m}\}\), which are rearranged to form a square as shown in the figure. The ratio of \(\frac{{M}}{{m}}\) for which, the gravitational potential energy of the system becomes maximum is \({x}: 1\). The value of \(x\) is ..... .

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(A) \(2\)

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Energy is maximum when mass is split equally so

\(\frac{{M}}{{m}}=2\)

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