Question

Two stars of mass $${m_1}$$ and $${m_2}$$ are parts of a binary system. The radii of their orbits are $${r_1}$$ and $${r_2}$$ respectively, measured from the $$C.M.$$  of the system. The magnitude of gravitational force $${m_1}$$ exerts on $${m_2}$$ is

A. $$\frac{{{m_1}{m_2}G}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}$$  
B. $$\frac{{{m_1}G}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}$$
C. $$\frac{{{m_2}G}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}$$
D. $$\frac{{\left( {{m_1} + {m_2}} \right)}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{{{m_1}{m_2}G}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}$$
Solution :
$$F = \frac{{G{m_1}{m_2}}}{{{r^2}}} = \frac{{G{m_1}{m_2}}}{{{{\left( {{r_1} + {r_2}} \right)}^2}}}.$$

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Releted Question 1

If the radius of the earth were to shrink by one percent, its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface would-

A. Decrease
B. Remain unchanged
C. Increase
D. Be zero
Releted Question 2

If $$g$$ is the acceleration due to gravity on the earth’s surface, the gain in the potential energy of an object of mass $$m$$ raised from the surface of the earth to a height equal to the radius $$R$$ of the earth, is-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,mgR$$
B. $$2\,mgR$$
C. $$mgR$$
D. $$\frac{1}{4}mgR$$
Releted Question 3

If the distance between the earth and the sun were half its present value, the number of days in a year would have been-

A. $$64.5$$
B. $$129$$
C. $$182.5$$
D. $$730$$
Releted Question 4

A geo-stationary satellite orbits around the earth in a circular orbit of radius $$36,000 \,km.$$   Then, the time period of a spy satellite orbiting a few hundred km above the earth's surface $$\left( {{R_{earth}} = 6400\,km} \right)$$    will approximately be-

A. $$\frac{1}{2}\,hr$$
B. $$1 \,hr$$
C. $$2 \,hr$$
D. $$4 \,hr$$

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