A planet has radius and surface gravitational field intensity
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Problem
A planet has radius R and surface gravitational field intensity g. Determine the magnitude of the field at a point located on the line through its centre at a distance 2R from the centre.
(a) 2g
(b) 4g
(c) 2g
(d) 4g