Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 8, Problem 38P
Equation 7.9 relates force to the derivative of potential energy. Use this fact to differentiate Equation 8.6 for gravitational potential energy, and show that you recover Newton’s law of gravitation.
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