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Due to shape of earth: Lew a ae Re = equiborrat radius Rp = Polar rachis Ge = SMe __. ay Re Ge = GMe ~--(%) Re Now, (2) - @, we Rave gel Rk ow te Rp ke > Re > Fe.) Re ow RP cy ===i(f) eae using. © wud@ we Pave Ye < Se " Thus at the surface of Earth g is maximum at poles and minimum at the equator ,that is ,the value of g decreases from pole to equator” (AWD shape = DBS ze = Oo NO!'5 m |S? = 16 com]s™ Scanned with CamScanner VARIATION OF g DUE TO ALTITUDE (HEIGHT) ‘Let Me mass of earth, Re= radius of earth ‘Acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface cma, on ~@ Acceleration due to gravity at height h GmM, 2 na OO Equation 2) + (1) we have cm, » Wet a GmM, “a an -@ THIS 1S THE REQUIRED EXPRESSION FOR VARIATION OF g due to altitude (height) ‘it isclear that gn ¢ veo R= tay . bh_4 = (ey) Re oC sy lo Ret Rag fF =A = “= Pe-Re RE) — Kex2 - Re en _b450 A Pf albookm < ANS EX: The radius of earth Is 6400 km. What will be the weight of @ 120 kg body ifit is ‘taken to.a height of 2000 km above the surface of eorth ? stem GEM ; my = 12o ket A= QZ ure ern = Love kon ye find: gg = 6 (Nh 9p amy - 9 y)20 af | — (75 A HRs AR 9F DUE TO DEPTH FROM 1 eatsurtace ofearthot earth QZ = SMe 2 Re + Assuming the earth tobe a homogeneous sphere of average density p_ then Total mass Me = Nekuma x density. Me > ErRee G aw REO Now, Gz ST sr aR Qs & Ewer Scanned with CamScanner . at da eet uPuna i! = mer of shasta portion of emmtn Paving vodius (Re-2) Pom Miz Viturrnnx lomsichy = $7 (Re-8)°? Now Gy = Or 4m Reh (Re~d)* Ga = or ” "o gr eae aa 7 Se a G& Lr ke fae (Ret a fe a a2 > 3 RU) Re. 9-3 (i- 4) ‘This isthe required variation of g due to depth This s clear that acceleration due to gravity decreases with increase in depth dog 9 Scanned with CamScanner EX : find the value of acceleration due to gravity in a mine at a depth of 80 kilometer from the surface of the earth. Radius of the earth is 6400 kilometer. Given: &= 60 Km feo = 64 00 Km. To few : Aa2=° Founda ured Ga= 4(F) = 2885) = 9-8 x(I-gd) = G. BX 712 80 = 96775 mle eons. Scanned with CamScanner © At centre of surface of earth ; det CO ae Je # qo . l +C-) Oo q2 ez Wl ‘Weight of a body m at the Centre of the earth , d= Re da= 3( ) d= 90-5) G0 W= MSL = ™Mxd W=0 Hence the weight of a body at the Centre of the Earth is zero through its mass is not zero. « the acceleration due to gravity is less in mines than that on earth's surface Scanned with CamScanner @ 1. the acceleration due to gravity aecreases with the lncrease in height anc Increase m cepin. So. maximum at the surface of earth and zero at the centre of earth. 2.Relation between height h and depth d for the same change ing. 92-98) ant 44-9" % For the same change ing de =e HO B)=8 Be Hence the acceleration due to gravity at height h above the Earth surface will be same as that at depth d= 2h, below the Earth's surface . But this fact holds only when he < Re. 3.Percentage decrease in the value of g at depth ' d* 4 da Re 4.Percentage decrease In the value of g depth d $= 84 y400= se], % Scanned with CamScanner EX: Find the percentage decrease in the weight of a body, when taken 16 km below the surface of the earth, Given: Ke = 64r km, A = {6 Fm. Toft: mg -M$d =? —_———_ me for rete used %O * =< at i~ ee = 399 he = tt |- te = \- 389 ¢- tet 400-399 9 400 as ar = Ao The percentage decrease in weight of the body = ma. = F MP MSS isp es oa Mm 4 = 0-25 %/ ANS. Scanned with CamScanner EX: Where will you weight more and why ? (a) 2 km above the surface of earth (b) 2 km below the surface of earth. Given: Reakn ol 2 km Te fine no Gea Ww GasP =@U- “Re D oO erties ag (VE B37CCFD 5-2 —© Wt Owe Rove (Re ~ 4) 7 a oe) (Be —- 4)

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