JEE Main & Advanced Physics Gravitation / गुरुत्वाकर्षण Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    Two bodies of masses \[{{m}_{1}}\] and \[{{m}_{2}}\] are initially at rest at infinite distance apart. They are then allowed to move towards each other under mutual gravitational attraction. Their relative velocity of approach at a separation distance r between them is                  [BHU 1994; RPET 1999]

    A)             \[{{\left[ 2G\frac{({{m}_{1}}-{{m}_{2}})}{r} \right]}^{1/2}}\] 

    B)             \[{{\left[ \frac{2G}{r}({{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}} \right]}^{1/2}}\]

    C)             \[{{\left[ \frac{r}{2G({{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}})} \right]}^{1/2}}\]  

    D)             \[{{\left[ \frac{2G}{r}{{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}} \right]}^{1/2}}\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    Let velocities of these masses at r distance from each other be \[{{v}_{1}}\] and \[{{v}_{2}}\] respectively. By conservation of momentum \[{{m}_{1}}{{v}_{1}}-{{m}_{2}}{{v}_{2}}=0\] \[\Rightarrow \,{{m}_{1}}{{v}_{1}}={{m}_{2}}{{v}_{2}}\]                             ? (i) By conservation of energy change in P.E.=change in K.E. \[\frac{G{{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}}{r}=\frac{1}{2}{{m}_{1}}v_{1}^{2}+\frac{1}{2}{{m}_{2}}v_{2}^{2}\] \[\Rightarrow \,\frac{m_{1}^{2}v_{1}^{2}}{{{m}_{1}}}+\frac{m_{2}^{2}v_{2}^{2}}{{{m}_{2}}}=\frac{2\,G{{m}_{1}}{{m}_{2}}}{r}\]                 ?(ii) On solving equation (i) and (ii) \[{{v}_{1}}=\sqrt{\frac{2\,Gm_{2}^{2}}{r({{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}})}}\] and             \[{{v}_{2}}=\sqrt{\frac{2\,Gm_{1}^{2}}{r({{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}})}}\]             \[\therefore \,\,\,{{v}_{\text{app}}}=\,|\,\,{{v}_{1}}\,|\,+\,\,|\,\,{{v}_{2}}\,|\,=\,\sqrt{\frac{2G}{r}({{m}_{1}}+{{m}_{2}})}\]


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