There are two bodies of masse 100 kg and 10000 kg seperated by distance 1 m . At what distance from the smaller body, intensity of gravitational field be 0.

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I = GM/r^2

Gx100/r^2 = Gx10000/(1-r)^2

(1-r)^2 = 100r^2

1-r = 10r

Therefore r = 1/11m

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There are two bodies of masse 100 kg and 10000 kg seperated by distance 1 m . At what distance from the smaller body, intensity of gravitational field be 0.

I = GM/r^2 Gx100/r^2 = Gx10000/(1-r)^2 (1-r)^2 = 100r^2 1-r = 10r Therefore r = 1/11m

I = GM/r^2

Gx100/r^2 = Gx10000/(1-r)^2

(1-r)^2 = 100r^2

1-r = 10r

Therefore r = 1/11m