NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER SCREENING 2012

  • question_answer
    The height at which the weight of a body becomes 1/16th, its weight on the surface of earth (radius R), is

    A) 5R  

    B)                                       15R        

    C)        3R                          

    D)        4R

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    According to question\[\frac{GMm}{{{(R+h)}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{16}\frac{GMm}{{{R}^{2}}}\] \[\frac{1}{{{(R+h)}^{2}}}=\frac{1}{16{{R}^{2}}}\]or\[\frac{1}{R+h}=\frac{1}{4}\] or\[\frac{R+h}{R}=4\]                                 \[h=3R\]


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