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Question
What is meant by the equation :
`g= Gxxm/r^2`
where the symbols have their usual meanings.
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Solution
g= GM/R2
it means acceleration due to gravity is directly proportional to the mass of body and inversely proportional to the square of distance between earth and object.
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