Rankers Physics
Topic: Gravitation
Subtopic: Newton's Law of Gravitation

If 100 kg mass is split into two parts and then seperated by certain distance. then what ratio of masses so that gravitational force between them is maximum :
2/3
1/2
1
1/3

Solution:

The gravitational force between two masses \( m_1 \) and \( m_2 \) is:

\[
F = G \frac{m_1 \cdot m_2}{r^2}
\]

To maximize \( F \), we set \( m_1 = x \) and \( m_2 = 100 - x \), then maximize the product \( m_1 \cdot m_2 = x(100 - x) \).

This product is maximized when \( x = 50 \). So, the masses should be split equally.

The ratio of masses is:

\[
\frac{m_1}{m_2} = \frac{50}{50} = 1
\]

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