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  4. The gravitational field strength due to a solid sphere (mass M, radius R ) varies with distance r from centre as

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Q. The gravitational field strength due to a solid sphere (mass M, radius R ) varies with distance r from centre as

Gravitation

Solution:

→g′=−g→rR for r≤R and
g′=g(1+r/R)2 for r≥R