JEE Main 2017 — Gravitation Question with Solution
JEE Main 2017 (02 Apr)
Question
The variation of acceleration due to gravity with distance from the centre of the earth is best represented by (= Earth's radius):
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Correct answer
A
Step-by-step explanation
We know that acceleration due to gravity is given by,
The desired graph is,
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