Answer: The gravitational force exerted by the planet Earth on a unit mass at a distance

Chapter 2, Problem 44

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The gravitational force exerted by the planet Earth on a unit mass at a distance r from the center of the planet is Fsrd GMr R3 if r , R GM r 2 if r > R where M is the mass of Earth, R is its radius, and G is the gravitational constant. Is F a continuous function of r?

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