The variation of acceleration due to gravity g with distance d from the centre of the earth is best…

The variation of acceleration due to gravity g  with distance d from the centre of the earth is best represented by (R= Earth's radius):

Solution

We know that acceleration due to gravity is given by,

g= GMrR3,0≤r<RGMr2, r≥R

∴ The desired graph is,

Asked in: JEE Main 2017 (02 Apr)

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