Question:

The length of a seconds pendulum at a height h=2R from earth surface will be :
(Given : R= Radius of earth and acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth g=π2ms−2)

Updated On: Oct 15, 2024
  • $\frac{2}{9} m$
  • $\frac{4}{9} m$
  • $\frac{8}{9} m$
  • $\frac{1}{9} m$
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Gravitation

In mechanics, the universal force of attraction acting between all matter is known as Gravity, also called gravitation, . It is the weakest known force in nature.

Newton’s Law of Gravitation

According to Newton’s law of gravitation, “Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force whose magnitude is,

  • F ∝ (M1M2) . . . . (1)
  • (F ∝ 1/r2) . . . . (2)

On combining equations (1) and (2) we get,

F ∝ M1M2/r2

F = G × [M1M2]/r2 . . . . (7)

Or, f(r) = GM1M2/r2

The dimension formula of G is [M-1L3T-2].