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    What Happens to a Ball Dropped Through the Center of the Earth?

    So could I use the simple harmonic motion equations with this oscillation?
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    What Happens to a Ball Dropped Through the Center of the Earth?

    Thanks so much
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    What Happens to a Ball Dropped Through the Center of the Earth?

    OK, so the acceleration is 0 but the ball keeps moving toward the other side because of inertia, and as the acceleration gets stronger towards the center, it turns around and falls back down the other way. Without friction, can it oscillate forever?
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    What Happens to a Ball Dropped Through the Center of the Earth?

    Homework Statement You drill a narrow hole through the center of the Earth and drop a ball of mass m into it. Describe its motion qualitatively. Homework Equations F=-G*M*m/r^2 The Attempt at a Solution I was thinking that the ball would fall toward the center of the Earth and...