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A shaft is drilled from the surface to the center of the earth (see Fig. 13.25). As in Example 13.10 (Section 13.6), make the unrealistic assumption that the density of the earth is uniform. With this approximation, the gravitational force on an object with mass m, that is inside the earth at a distance r from the center, has magnitude Fg=GmEmr/RE3(as shown in Example 13.10) and points toward the center of the earth. (a) Derive an expression for the gravitational potential energyU(r)of the object鈥揺arth system as a function of the object鈥檚 distance from the center of the earth. Take the potential energy to be zero when the object is at the center of the earth. (b) If an object is released in the shaft at the earth鈥檚 surface, what speed will it have when it reaches the center of the earth?

Short Answer

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a) the expression for the gravitational potential energyGmEmR2RE3r2, and

b) the speed of the object when it reaches the center of the earth7901.6m/s.

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given data

  • The mass of the object is m.
  • The distance of the object from the earth is r.
  • The magnitude of the shaft isFgGmEmr/RE3.
02

Significance of Newton’s law of gravitation on the object

The law states that the mass鈥檚 force is directly proportional to the masses鈥 products and also it is inversely proportional to the masses鈥 square. Moreover, the velocity of a body can be identified by the square root of the acceleration and radius in the simple harmonic motion of the body.

The difference in the potential energy can be identified with the help of the product of the masses and divided by the square of the distances amongst them. The speed of the object can be deduced by multiplying the acceleration and radius of the earth and getting the square root of it.

03

Determination of the expression of gravitational potential energy and velocity

a) From the given formula, the expression for the gravitational potential energy can be expressed as:

Fg=GmEmRRE3

Here, G is the gravitational constant,mEandmRare the mass of the shaft and the object respectively, andREis the radius of the shaft.

The free-body diagram of the shaft has been illustrated below-

Here, r is the radius of the shaft, the density inside the shaft is constant and the mass of the earth is described asME.

Hence, as the direction of the object is opposite to that of the shaft, the force expressed by the shaft is expressed as:

Fg=GmEmRRE3鈥︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌︹赌..(1)

Using the equation (1) the expression for the gravitational potential energy can be expressed as,

Ur-U0=-rr'Fgdr=GmEmR2RE3r2

Thus, the expression for the gravitational potential energy isGmEmR2RE3.

b) From the simple harmonic motion, the formula of the speed of the body can be expressed as:

v=rw=RgR=gR=9.8m/s26371103m=7901.6m/s

Thus, the speed of the object when it reaches the center of the earth is7901.6m/s

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