Calculate value of acceleration due to gravity inside earth depth equal to half the radius?
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g' = 5 m/sec^2
Hence, The value of gravitational acceleration at a depth equal to half of the radius of the earth is 5 m/sec^2.
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Value of gravitational acceleration at a depth equal to half of the radius of the earth will be:-(Take g=10m/sec^2 at the surface of the earth)
➠ AnSwer :-
➝ Gravitational acceleration:
The acceleration acted on an object that is caused caused by the force of gravitation is called as gravitational acceleration.
It is used to indicate the intensity of a gravitational field.
➝ Given:
g = 10 m/sec^2
➝ To find:
The value of gravitational acceleration at a depth equal to half of the radius of the earth.
➝ Solution:
Consider r to be the radius of the earth.
Then,
Gravitational acceleration at depth d,
→g' = g ( 1 - d/r )
In this context,
The depth equal to half of the radius,
→d = r/2
Hence,
→g' = g ( 1 - r/2/r)
→g' = g * 1/2
That is,
→g' = 10 * 1/2
→g' = 5 m/sec^2
Hence, The value of gravitational acceleration at a depth equal to half of the radius of the earth is 5 m/sec^2.