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Suppose two worlds, each having mass M and radius R, coalesce into a single world. Due to gravitational contraction, the combined world has a radius of only 7/8 R. What is the average density of the combined world as a multiple of ρ0, the average density of the original two worlds?
We know that density is given by:
Density = Mass/Volume
Given that:
0 = average density of original two worlds = M/V = M/(4*pi*R^3/3) = 3M/(4*pi*R^3)
Suppose density of combined world = , then
= Combined mass of both worlds/Volume of new world
Combined mass of both worlds = M + M = 2M
Volume of new world = V1 = (4/3)*pi*R1^3
Given that R1 = (7/8)*R, So
= 2M/((4/3)*pi*R1^3) = 6M/(4*pi*R1^3)
dividing both equations
/0 = [6M/(4*pi*R1^3)]/[3M/(4*pi*R^3)]
/0 = 2*(R/R1)^3
/0 = 2*(R/(7/8)*R)^3 = 2*(8/7)^3
/0 = 2.985
= 2.985*0
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