The variation of acceleration due to gravity g with distance d from the centre of the earth is best represented by ( R = Earth's radius):

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The variation of acceleration due to gravity g with distance d from the centre of the earth is best represented by ( R = Earth's radius):, , , ,

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We know that acceleration due to gravity is given by, g = G M r R 3 , 0 ≤ r R G M r 2 , r ≥ R ∴ The desired graph is,