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Homework Statement
Taking the internal density of the Earth to be uniform, calculate, in terms of
the Earth’s radius R, the distance external to the surface of the Earth at which the
acceleration due to gravity is equal to that within the Earth at half the Earth’s radius.
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The Attempt at a Solution
Not sure about this one..Inside the Earth surely the bits of mass further out will pull out on an object.. so how do i work this out?
Thanks!