A particle of mass m is located outside a uniform sphere of mass M at a distance

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A particle of mass m is located outside a uniform sphere of mass M at a distance r from its centre. Find:
(a) The potential energy of gravitational interaction of the particle and the sphere;
(b) The gravitational force which the sphere exerts on the particle.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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