The masses and radii of the earth and moon are 
and 
respectively. Their centres are distance 
apart. The minimum velocity with which a particle of mass 
shoule be projected from a point midway between their centres so that it escapes to infinity is
a)
b)
c)
d)
The masses and radii of the earth and moon are and respectively. Their centres are distance apart. The minimum velocity with which a particle of mass shoule be projected from a point midway between their centres so that it escapes to infinity is
a)
b)
c)
d)
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The masses and radii of the earth and moon are and respectively. Their centres are distance apart. The minimum velocity with which a particle of mass shoule be projected from a point midway between their centres so that it escapes to infinity is
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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -
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(a) Gravitational potential at mid point
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So, for projecting particle from mid point to infinity
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mass of particle)
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