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Variation of acceleration due to gravity (g) with distance `x` from the centre of the Earth is best represented by `(R to` Radius of the Earth)

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Acceleration due to gravity.
`g={{:((GM)/(R^3)x," "xltR),((GM)/(x^2)," "xgeR):}`
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