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Let EA be the gravitational field intensity at point P due to 800 kg sphere at A.
Then, EA = G 800/(0.2)2 = 2 x 104 along PA
Let EB be the gravitational field intensity at P due yo 600 kg sphere at B
Then, EB = G 600/(0.15)2 = 80000G/3 along PB
The angle between EA and EB is 90°. [•.• AB2 = AP2 + BP2 ]
If E be the magnitude of the resultant intensity, then
E = √(EA2 + EB2)
= √(2 x 104 G)2 + (80000G/3)2
=G √4 x 108 + 64/9 x 108
= 6.67 x 10-11 x 2 x 104 √1 + 16/9
= 6.67 x 2 x 5/3 x 10-7 N kg-1
E = 2.22 x 10-6 N kg-1
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Two masses 800kg and 600kg are at a distance of 0.25m apart compute th...
**Calculation of gravitational field intensity at the given point**
To calculate the magnitude of the gravitational field intensity at the given point, we need to use the formula for gravitational field intensity:
E = G * (m1 / r1^2 + m2 / r2^2)
Where:
E is the gravitational field intensity,
G is the universal gravitational constant (6.67 x 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2),
m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects, and
r1 and r2 are the distances between the point and the masses.
**Calculating the gravitational field intensity due to the 800kg mass**
Given:
Mass of the 800kg object (m1) = 800kg
Distance from the point to the 800kg mass (r1) = 0.20m
Using the formula, we substitute the values:
E1 = G * (m1 / r1^2)
= (6.67 x 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2) * (800kg / (0.20m)^2)
= (6.67 x 10^-11) * (800 / 0.04)
= (6.67 x 10^-11) * 20000
= 1.334 x 10^-6 N/kg
**Calculating the gravitational field intensity due to the 600kg mass**
Given:
Mass of the 600kg object (m2) = 600kg
Distance from the point to the 600kg mass (r2) = 0.15m
Using the formula, we substitute the values:
E2 = G * (m2 / r2^2)
= (6.67 x 10^-11 Nm^2/kg^2) * (600kg / (0.15m)^2)
= (6.67 x 10^-11) * (600 / 0.0225)
= (6.67 x 10^-11) * 26666.6667
= 1.777 x 10^-6 N/kg
**Calculating the net gravitational field intensity**
To find the net gravitational field intensity at the given point, we add the individual field intensities due to each mass:
E_total = E1 + E2
= 1.334 x 10^-6 N/kg + 1.777 x 10^-6 N/kg
= 3.111 x 10^-6 N/kg
Therefore, the magnitude of the gravitational field intensity at the given point is 3.111 x 10^-6 N/kg.