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QJEEM22Ph480d: JEE Main 2022 Physics - Class 11 JEEM22Ph480d Solution: The length of a seconds pendulum at a height h = 2R from earth…

The length of a seconds pendulum at a height h = 2R from earth surface will be:

(Given R = Radius of earth and acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth, g = π\pi 2 ms −- 2)

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 29{2 \over 9} m
  • B 49{4 \over 9} m
  • C 89{8 \over 9} m
  • D 19{1 \over 9} m

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

g=GM(R+h)2=GM9R2=g09g = {{GM} \over {{{(R + h)}^2}}} = {{GM} \over {9{R^2}}} = {{{g_0}} \over 9}

⇒T=2πlg=2πlg09\Rightarrow T = 2\pi \sqrt {{l \over g}} = 2\pi \sqrt {{l \over {{{{g_0}} \over 9}}}}

⇒2=2π9lg0\Rightarrow 2 = 2\pi \sqrt {{{9l} \over {{g_0}}}}

⇒l=g09π2=19 m\Rightarrow l = {{{g_0}} \over {9{\pi ^2}}} = {1 \over 9}\,m

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