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Suppose a vertical tunnel is along the diameter of earth, assumed to be a sphere of uniform mass density p. If a body of mass m is thrown in this tunnel, its acceleration at a distance y from the centre is given by a) (4pi/3)Gpym b) (3pi/4)Gpym c) (4pi/3)py d) (4pi/3)Gpy

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