Two solid bodies together?

A uniform disc of mass m m and radius 3 a 3a is kept above a sphere of of mass M M and radius 3 a 3a at a distance of 4 a 4a (As shown in figure) such that the line joining the centres of the disc and sphere is perpendicular to the plane of the disc.Find the force of gravitational attraction between the disc and the sphere.

If your answer is of the form F = c n G M m a 2 F=\dfrac{c}{n} \dfrac{GMm}{a^2} , find the value of c + n c+n

Details and Assumptions

  • The distance 4 a 4a is the center to center distance.

  • Here G G is the gravitational constant.


ORIGINAL

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The answer is 47.

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1 solution

Mark Hennings
Oct 25, 2017

Since the entire disc is outside the radius of the sphere, we can treat the sphere as a point particle. Since the sphere is inside the sphere of radius 3 a 3a that contains the disc, we cannot treat the disc as a point particle. The gravitational attraction between the sphere and the disc will be on a line between the two centres, though. Thinking about a circular disc of radius r r inside the disc, the force of gravitational attraction between the two objects is 0 3 a G M 2 π r d r 9 π a 2 m 16 a 2 + r 2 × 4 a 16 a 2 + r 2 = 8 G M m 9 a 0 3 a r d r ( 16 a 2 + r 2 ) 3 2 = 8 G M m 9 a [ 1 16 a 2 + r 2 ] 0 3 a = 8 G M m 9 a ( 1 4 a 1 5 a ) = 2 G M m 45 a 2 \begin{aligned} \int_0^{3a} \frac{G M \frac{2\pi r \,dr}{9\pi a^2} m}{16a^2 + r^2} \times \frac{4a}{\sqrt{16a^2 + r^2}} & = \; \frac{8GMm}{9a}\int_0^{3a} \frac{r\,dr}{(16a^2 + r^2)^{\frac32}} \\ & = \; \frac{8GMm}{9a}\Big[ - \frac{1}{\sqrt{16a^2 + r^2}}\Big]_0^{3a} \\ & = \; \frac{8GMm}{9a} \left(\frac{1}{4a} - \frac{1}{5a}\right) \; = \; \frac{2GMm}{45a^2} \end{aligned} making the answer 2 + 45 = 47 2 + 45 = \boxed{47} .

Sir we will yake Fcos theta only??? Then its ok. I though we have to take 2Fcos theta as force was given from both the ends

Md Zuhair - 3 years, 7 months ago

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Since I am integrating for a thin annulus of radius r r and thickness d r dr , so of total mass 2 π r d r 9 π a 2 m \frac{2\pi r\, dr}{9\pi a^2}m we are already integrating "from both ends". The annulus is a set of points a fixed distance 16 a 2 + r 2 \sqrt{16a^2+r^2} from the centre of the sphere, all making the same angle with the line of centres, so we can find the gravitational effect of this annulus in one step. Rather than having forces from both ends, I am integrating the effects of forces from all around the disc at once.

Mark Hennings - 3 years, 7 months ago

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Thanks sir. I now understood... :)

Md Zuhair - 3 years, 7 months ago

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