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Transcribed Image Text:A thin, uniform rod has length L and mass M. A small uniform sphere of mass m is placed a distance x
from one end of the rod, along the axis of the rod.
M
m
1. Find the magnitude and the direction of the gravitational force exerted on the sphere by the rod.
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