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Starting from the centre of the earth having radius R, the variation of `g` (acceleration due to gravity) is shown by

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`r=O" "r=R`
`g_("in side")=((GM)/(R^(3)))r`
`g_("surface")=(GM)/(R^(2))`
`g_("out side")=(GM)/(r^(2))`
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