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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 7. gravitation

An object is kept at rest at a distance of 3 R above the earth's surface where R is earth's radius. The minimum speed with which it must be projected so that it does not return to earth is :
(Assume \(\mathrm{M}=\) mass of earth, \(\mathrm{G}=\) Universal gravitational constant)

  1. A \(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{2 \mathrm{R}}}\)
  2. B \(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}\)
  3. C \(\sqrt{\frac{3 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}\)
  4. D \(\sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}\)
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(A) \(\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{2 \mathrm{R}}}\)

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\(\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{P}}+\mathrm{k}_{\mathrm{P}}=\mathrm{P}_{\mathrm{o}}+\mathrm{k}_0 \\ & -\frac{\mathrm{GMm}}{4 \mathrm{R}}+\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{mV}_{\mathrm{P}}^2=0 \\ & \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{P}}=\sqrt{\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{2 \mathrm{R}}} \end{aligned}\) Choice 1
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