Step 1: Use the formula for weight at depth.- Weight on surface: W = mg = 400N.- At depth d = R/2,
Step 2: Substitute the values.
W' = W(1 - dR)
W' = 400(1 - R/2R)
W' = 400(1 - 12)
W' = 400 $\cdot$ 12 = 200N
Final Answer: Weight at half the earth’s radius = 200N
Find the least horizontal force \( P \) to start motion of any part of the system of three blocks resting upon one another as shown in the figure. The weights of blocks are \( A = 300 \, {N}, B = 100 \, {N}, C = 200 \, {N} \). The coefficient of friction between \( A \) and \( C \) is 0.3, between \( B \) and \( C \) is 0.2 and between \( C \) and the ground is 0.1.
Gravitational force is a central force that depends only on the position of the test mass from the source mass and always acts along the line joining the centers of the two masses.
According to Newton’s law of gravitation, “Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force whose magnitude is,
By combining equations (1) and (2) we get,
F ∝ M1M2/r2
F = G × [M1M2]/r2 . . . . (7)
Or, f(r) = GM1M2/r2 [f(r)is a variable, Non-contact, and conservative force]