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In a planet called Pokepi, the density of planet varies with distance from its center as:

ρ = k r \rho\ = kr where r r is the distance from the centre of planet and k k is a constant.

The radius of the planet is R = 9000 k m R = 9000 km and it's acceleration due to gravity at the surface of planet is g = 63 m / s ² g = 63 m/s² .


Find acceleration due to gravity at a depth of 3000 km from the surface of the planet and enter answer in m/s²


Bonus : Generalise it for ρ = k r n \rho\ = kr^n

All of my problems are original


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The answer is 28.

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2 solutions

Acceleration due to gravity or the strength of gravitational field is obtained from Gauss's law :

g × 4 π r 2 = 4 π G 0 r k r n × 4 π r 2 d r g \times 4πr^2=-4πG\displaystyle \int_0^r kr^n\times 4πr^2dr (here G G is the Universal Gravitational Constant)

g = π k G r n + 1 , g 0 = π k G R n + 1 \implies g=-πkGr^{n+1}, g_0=-πkGR^{n+1}\implies

g = g 0 ( r R ) n + 1 g=g_0(\frac{r}{R})^{n+1} .

In this problem, g 0 = 63 , r = 9000 3000 = 6000 , R = 9000 , n = 1 g_0=63, r=9000-3000=6000, R=9000, n=1 , in appropriate units, and so g = 63 ( 6000 9000 ) 2 = 28 g=63(\frac{6000}{9000})^2=\boxed {28} m/s 2 ^2 .

Excellent solution sir. Thanku

Aryan Sanghi - 1 year ago
Aryan Sanghi
May 28, 2020

Calculating mass m of planet at a distance r from center

d m = d ( ρ V ) dm = d(\rho V)

d m = ( k x ) ( 4 π x 2 ) d x dm = (kx)(4πx^2)dx

0 m d m = 4 π k 0 r x 3 d x \int_0^mdm = 4\pi k\int_0^r{x^3}dx

m = k π r 4 m = kπr^4


Now, calculating acceleration due to gravity a at a distance r from center

a = G m r 2 a = \frac{Gm}{r^2}

a = G k π r 4 r 2 a = \frac{Gkπr^4}{r^2}

a = G k π r 2 a = Gkπr^2


At r = R, a = g and at r = R', g = g'

g = G k π R 2 and g = G k π R 2 g = GkπR^2 \text{and } g' = GkπR'^2

g g = G k π R 2 G k π R 2 \frac{g'}{g} = \frac{GkπR'^2}{GkπR^2}

g = g R 2 R 2 g' = g\frac{R'^2}{R^2}

At depth d = R - R'

g = g ( 1 d R ) 2 \boxed{g' = g\bigg(1 - \frac{d}{R}\bigg)^2}

g = ( 63 ) ( 1 3000 9000 ) 2 g' = (63)\bigg(1 - \frac{3000}{9000}\bigg)^2

g = 28 m / s 2 \color{#3D99F6}{\boxed{g = 28m/s^2}}

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