A uniform solid sphere of radius R produces a gravitational acceleration of ag on its surface. At what distance from the sphere’s center are there points (a) inside and (b) outside the sphere where the gravitational acceleration is ag/3?

A uniform solid sphere of radius R produces a gravitational acceleration of ag on its surface. At what distance from the sphere’s center are there points (a) inside and (b) outside the sphere where the gravitational acceleration is ag/3?

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