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Universal Gravitation

Problem 1.213

A particle of mass \(m\) was transferred from the centre of the base of a uniform hemisphere of mass \(M\) and radius \(R\) into infinity. What work was performed in the process by the gravitational force exerted on the particle by the hemisphere?

Reveal Answer
A=3/2γmM/RA=-^{3} / 2 \gamma m M / R