The Radius Of Earth Is 6400 Km And Mass Is  kg. What Will Be The Gravitational Potential Energy Of A Body Of 200 Kg Placed At A Height Of 600 Km From The Surface Of The Earth? . 

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Question

 

The radius of earth is 6400 km and mass is  kg. What will be the gravitational potential energy of a body of 200 kg placed at a height of 600 km from the surface of the earth?

Solution

Correct option is

 

The gravitational potential energy of a body of mass m placed at a height hfrom earth’s surface is given by  

                           

Where Me and Re are respectively the mass and the radius of the earth. Substituting the given values

           

               

 

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