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The masses and radii of the earth and moon are (M_1,R_1) and (M_2,R_2) respectively. Their centres are at a distance r apart. Find the minimum escape…

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The masses and radii of the earth and moon are (M1,R1)({M}_{1},{R}_{1})(M1​,R1​) and (M2,R2)({M}_{2},{R}_{2})(M2​,R2​) respectively. Their centres are at a distance rrr apart. Find the minimum escape velocity for a particle of mass mmm to be projected from the middle of these two masses :

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Held on 31 Aug 2021 · Verified 6 Jul 2026.

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  1. A

    ve=4G(M1+M2)r{v}_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{4G({M}_{1}+{M}_{2})}{r}}ve​=r4G(M1​+M2​)​​

  2. B

    ve=122G(M1+M2)r{v}_{e}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{2G({M}_{1}+{M}_{2})}{r}}ve​=21​r2G(M1​+M2​)​​

  3. C

    ve=124G(M1+M2)r{v}_{e}=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{4G({M}_{1}+{M}_{2})}{r}}ve​=21​r4G(M1​+M2​)​​

  4. D

    ve=2G(M1+M2)r{v}_{e}=\frac{\sqrt{2G}({M}_{1}+{M}_{2})}{r}ve​=r2G​(M1​+M2​)​

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