Two identical spheres of mass M and radius R are held fixed

Last updated: 6/11/2023

Two identical spheres of mass M and radius R are held fixed and separated by a distance D A small projectile of mass m is fired with initial velocity V from the surface of one sphere directly towards the other The projectile is attracted gravitationally by each sphere and no other forces are acting Which of the following graph best represent the potential energy U x of the projectile as a function of distance x from the centre of the sphere on the left measured along the axis between the two the spheres 3 U x U x U x U x A X B X C X D ic X