Two concentric spherical shells with uniformly distributed masses M1 and M2 are situated as shown in Figure.

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Two concentric spherical shells with uniformly distributed masses M1 and M2 are situated as shown in Figure. Find the magnitude of the net gravitational force on a particle of mass m, due to the shells, when the particle is located at radial distance

(a) a,

(b) b, and

(c)c.

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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