JEE Advanced 2014 Paper 2 Physics Q9

Physics · Gravitation

Problem

A planet of radius R=110×R=\frac{1}{10}\times(radius of Earth) has the same mass density as Earth. Scientists dig a well of depth R/5R/5 on it and lower a wire of the same length and of linear mass density 10−3 kg m−110^{-3}\,\mathrm{kg\,m^{-1}} into it. If the wire is not touching anywhere, the force applied at the top of the wire by a person holding it in place is (take the radius of Earth =6×106 m=6\times10^6\,\mathrm{m} and the acceleration due to gravity on Earth is 10 m s−210\,\mathrm{m\,s^{-2}})

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