MHT CET 2024 Physics question

Physics Gravitation MHT CET 2024

A boy weighs 72 N on the surface of earth. The gravitational force on a body due to earth at a height equal to half the radius of earth will be

(A)32 NCorrect
(B)48 N
(C)96 N
(D)162 N

Answer: (A)

Solution

Gravitational force varies as , where is the distance from the centre of the earth. On the surface ; at a height , . Therefore $F' =

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