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Variation of acceleration due to gravity (g) with distance x from...
Variation of acceleration due to gravity with distance from the centre of the earth is best
represented by ( (R \rightarrow) Radius of the earth)





represented by ( (R \rightarrow) Radius of the earth)





Options
- A

- B

- C

- D

Correct answer
D. 
Step-by-step solution
The acceleration due to gravity () is proportional to () till thesurface of Earth and is inversely proportional to outside the
surface of Earth.
That is, (g \propto r); till surface of Earth
(g \propto ); outside the surface of Earth
Therefore, the graph shows linear behaviour till the surface of Earth, that is, till and beyond it shows () decay thus
the variation of on the Earth is represented as

surface of Earth.
That is, (g \propto r); till surface of Earth
(g \propto ); outside the surface of Earth
Therefore, the graph shows linear behaviour till the surface of Earth, that is, till and beyond it shows () decay thus
the variation of on the Earth is represented as
