JEE Main Physics question

PhysicsGravitationJEE Main

Three particles, each of mass kg, are located at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side m. At what speed must they move if they all revolve, under the influence of one another's gravitational force, in a circular orbit circumscribing the triangle while still preserving the equilateral triangle? Answer should be in terms of .

Answer: 0.50

Solution

As derived for the general three-body triangle case,

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