JEE · NEET Previous Year Question
If the radius of earth shrinks by 2% while its mass remains same. The acceleration due to gravity on the earth's surface will approximately:
Topic: JEE PYQ
Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.
- Adecrease by 2%
- Bdecrease by 4%
- Cincrease by 2%
- Dincrease by 4%
Correct answer: D
Solution
(d)M = constant
% change = - 2 (-2)
% change in g = 4%
increase by 4%
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