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The acceleration due to earth s gravity on a point particle

Last updated: 6/7/2023

The acceleration due to earth s gravity on a point particle

The acceleration due to earth s gravity on a point particle at a height h above the surface of the arth is denoted by 9 h and at a depth d below the surface of the earth is denoted by 9 d Consider the earth to be a sphere of radius R with uniform mass density Which of the following orrectly represents the ratio g d 9 d X 1 X 2 3 X 4 p 6 p 6 p 6 p 6 1 25 p 6 p 6 1 00 0 75 0 50 0 25 0 00 0 00 0 25 0 50 0 75 1 00 d R 1 00 0 75 0 50 0 25 0 00 0 00 0 25 0 50 0 75 1 00 1 25 d R p 6 p 6 1 25 1 00 0 75 0 50 0 25 0 00 0 00 0 25 0 50 0 75 1 00 d R 1 25 1 00 0 75 0 50 0 25 0 00 0 00 0 25 0 50 d R 0 75 1 00