Question 376: Gravitation

Question

A gravitational field is present in a region and a mass is shifted from A to B through different paths as shown. If W
1
, W
2
and W
3
represent the work done by the gravitational force along the respective paths, then :

Accepted Answer

Since the gravitational field is conservative in nature hence the work done would depend only on the initial and final positions and not on the path followed by the mass.
Hence, W
1
= W
2
= W
3

Answer

W
1
< W
2
< W
3

Answer

W
1
= W
2
= W
3

Answer

W
1
> W
2
> W
3

Answer

W
1
> W
3
> W
2

Gravitation

A gravitational field is present in a region and a mass is shifted from A to B through different paths as shown. If W 1 , W 2 and W 3 represent the work done by the gravitational force along the respective paths, then :

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