Six point masses of mass m each are at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side l. Calculate the force on any of the masses.
Six point masses of mass m each are at the vertices of a regular hexagon of side l. Calculate the force on any of the masses.
This is a Long Type Questions as classified in NCERT Exemplar
Explanation- consider a diagram having vertices A,B,C,D,E and F

AC= AG+GC=2AG
= 2lcos300= 2l
=
AD=AH+HJ+JD= lsin300+l+lsin300=2l
Force on mass m at A due to mass m at B is f1= along AB
Force on mass m at A due to mass m at C is f2= alo
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