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A homogeneous bar of length
L
and mass
M
is at a distance h from a point mass
m
as shown. The force on
m
is
F
. Then
A
F
=
(
h
+
L
)
2
G
M
m
B
F
=
h
2
G
M
m
C
F
=
h
(
h
+
L
)
G
M
m
D
F
=
L
2
G
M
m
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Correct option is C)
Consider a small element dx of the rod at a distance x from the left end of the rod.
Mass of this small element is
d
M
=
L
M
d
x
,
Distance of this small element from mass
m
is
x
+
h
Force on m due to this small element is
d
F
=
(
x
+
h
)
2
G
m
d
M
To get the total force
F
on the mass
m
, we integrate
d
F
from
x
=
0
to
x
=
L
F
=
∫
x
=
0
x
=
L
(
x
+
h
)
2
G
m
L
M
d
x
=
L
−
G
m
M
(
(
L
+
h
)
1
−
h
1
)
=
h
(
L
+
h
)
G
M
m
So, the force on m due to homogeneous bas is
=
h
(
L
+
h
)
G
M
m
.
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