The net gravitational pull!

Two objects A A and B B are separated by a distance of 10 m 10m (measured from there centers).

If ratio of there masses is 1 : 4 1:4 , then how far should be an object of mass 2 k g 2kg be placed from object A A such that net gravitational force on it is 0 0 .

Note:

  • Assume that object B B have larger mass than object A A .

  • Submit answer till 2 2 digits after decimal point.

  • Submit answer in meters


The answer is 3.33.

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3 solutions

Zakir Husain
May 27, 2020

Let the distance of the object of mass 2 k g 2kg from object A A be x x metres.

Let the mass of object A A be m m kilo-grams; therefore mass of object B B is 4 m 4m

=> It's distance from object B B is 10 x 10-x metres.

Let the force of gravitation acted on the object with mass 2 k g 2kg by object A A be F A F_A and by object B B be F B F_B

From newton's Universal law of gravitation we get F A = 2 G m x 2 F_A=\frac{2Gm}{x^2} F B = 2 G ( 4 m ) ( 10 x ) 2 = 8 G m ( 10 x ) 2 F_B=\frac{2G(4m)}{(10-x)^2}=\frac{8Gm}{(10-x)^2}

As F A F_A and F B F_B must be equal in magnitude 2 G m x 2 = 8 G m ( 10 x ) 2 \frac{2\cancel{Gm}}{x^2}=\frac{8\cancel{Gm}}{(10-x)^2} 1 x 2 = 4 ( 10 x ) 2 \frac{1}{x^2}=\frac{4}{(10-x)^2} 4 x 2 = ( 10 x ) 2 4x^2=(10-x)^2 2 x = 10 x 2x=10-x 3 x = 10 3x=10 x = 10 3 = 3.33 33... x=\frac{10}{3}=\boxed{3.33}33...

Let the distance of the test mass m m from the lighter body A A be r r m. Let the mass of A A be M M and that of B B be 4 M 4M .Then

G M m r 2 = 4 G M m ( 10 r ) 2 3 r 2 + 20 r 100 = 0 \dfrac{GMm}{r^2}=\dfrac{4GMm}{(10-r)^2}\implies 3r^2+20r-100=0

r = 10 3 3.333 \implies r=\dfrac{10}{3}\approx \boxed {3.333} m. Here G G is the Universal Gravitational Constant.

It is not needed to make such a big quadratic equation and then solving it, it can be done in a more easier way! But after all it is a good solution.

Zakir Husain - 1 year ago
Jordi Curto
May 28, 2020

Date of 2 Kg is not necesari .

Unic place to get g=0 is over the strait line that goes from A to B

Relation of Masses is 4 => relation of d^2 has to be too = 4 => relations of d = 2

d + 2d = 10 => d = 10/3 = 3.33....

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