Physics Two Dimensional Motion Question 345

Question: Two bodies of equal masses revolve in circular orbits of radii $ R _{1} $ and $ R _{2} $ with the same period. Their centripetal forces are in the ratio

[Kerala PMT 2004]

Options:

A) $ {{( \frac{R _{2}}{R _{1}} )}^{2}} $ B)$ \frac{R _{1}}{R _{2}} $ C) $ {{( \frac{R _{1}}{R _{2}} )}^{2}} $ D) $ \sqrt{R _{1}R _{2}} $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

$ F=m( \frac{4{{\pi }^{2}}}{T^{2}} )R $ . If masses and time periods are same then $ F\propto R $ \ $ F _{1}/F _{2}=R _{1}/R _{2} $