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QJEEM24Ph3754: JEE Main 2024 Physics - Class 11 JEEM24Ph3754 Solution: Four identical particles of mass are kept at the four corners…

Four identical particles of mass mm are kept at the four corners of a square. If the gravitational force exerted on one of the masses by the other masses is (22+132)Gm2L2\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{2}+1}{32}\right) \frac{\mathrm{Gm}^2}{L^2} , the length of the sides of the square is

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  • A 4L
  • B 3L
  • C 2L
  • D L2\frac{L}{2}

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JEE Main 2024 (Online) 31st January Morning Shift Physics - Gravitation Question 26 English Explanation

amp;Fnet =2F+F′amp;F=Gm2a2 and F′=G2(2a)2amp;Fnet =2Gm2a2+Gm22a2amp;(22+132)Gm2 L2=Gm2a2(22+12)amp;a=4 L\begin{aligned}& F_{\text {net }}=\sqrt{2} F+F^{\prime} \\& F=\frac{G m^2}{a^2} \text { and } F^{\prime}=\frac{G^2}{(\sqrt{2} \mathrm{a})^2} \\& F_{\text {net }}=\sqrt{2} \frac{\mathrm{Gm}^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}+\frac{\mathrm{Gm}^2}{2 \mathrm{a}^2} \\& \left(\frac{2 \sqrt{2}+1}{32}\right) \frac{\mathrm{Gm}^2}{\mathrm{~L}^2}=\frac{\mathrm{Gm}^2}{\mathrm{a}^2}\left(\frac{2 \sqrt{2}+1}{2}\right) \\& \mathrm{a}=4 \mathrm{~L}\end{aligned}

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