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Published on: August 23, 2026
A small point of mass 
is placed at a distance 
from the centre ' 
' of a big uniform solid sphere of mass M and radius R . The gravitational force on ' 
' due to 
is 
. A spherical part of radius 
is removed from the big sphere as shown in the figure and the gravitational force on 
due to remaining part of M is found to be 
. The value of ratio 
is
A
B
C
D
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
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