Two identical heavy spheres are separated by a distance 10 times their radius. Will an object placed at the midpoint of the line joining their centres be in stable equilibrium or unstable equilibrium? Give reason for your answer.
Two identical heavy spheres are separated by a distance 10 times their radius. Will an object placed at the midpoint of the line joining their centres be in stable equilibrium or unstable equilibrium? Give reason for your answer.
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Explanation- Let M be the mass and R be the radius of sphere . an object of mass m be placed at the mid point P of the line joining their centres

Force F1=F2=GMm/ (5R)2
If we displace it through x distance
New force towards sphere A,
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->R3 = (R + x)2 (R – x)
->R3 = (R2– x2) (R + x)
->x2 + Rx – R2 = 0
R is not correct.
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