JEE Advanced · 2018 · 20 May 2018 · Paper 2 · Gravitation

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A planet of mass , has two natural satellites with masses and . The radii of their circular orbits are and respectively. Ignore the gravitational force between the satellites. Define and to be, respectively, the orbital speed, angular momentum, kinetic energy and time period of revolution of satellite 1 ; and and to be the corresponding quantities of satellite 2. Given and , match the ratios in List-I to the numbers in List-II.

LIST-I
(P)
(Q)
(R)
(S)

LIST-II
(1)
(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) 8
  1. (A)
  2. (B)✓ Correct
  3. (C)
  4. (D)

Answer: (B)

Solution

For circular orbits, , so (P→3). Angular momentum , so (Q→2). Kinetic energy , so (R→4). Time period , so (S→1). This matches option (B).

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