JEE Main 2012 — Gravitation Question with Solution
JEE Main 2012 (12 May Online)
Question
Assuming the earth to be a sphere of uniform density, the acceleration due to gravity inside the earth at a distance of from the centre is proportional to
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Acceleration due to gravity at depth d from the surface of the earth or at a distance from the centre ' ' of the earth Hence
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