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The gravitational force exerted by the planet Earth on a unit mass at a distance r from the center of the planet is F(r) = {GMr R3 if r < R GM r2 if r ≥ R where M is the mass of Earth, R is its radius, and G is the gravitational constant. Is F a continuous function of r? Yes, F is a continuous function of r. No, F is not a continuous function of r

The gravitational force exerted by the planet Earth on a unit mass at a distance r from the center of the planet is F(r) = {GMr R3 if r < R GM r2 if r ≥ R where M is the mass of Earth, R is its radius, and G is the gravitational constant. Is F a continuous function of r? Yes, F is a continuous function of r. No, F is not a continuous function of r

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The gravitational force exerted by the planet Earth on a unit mass at a distance r from the center of the planet is
F ( r ) = { G M r R 3 if r < R G M r 2 if r ≥ R
where M is the mass of Earth, R is its radius, and G is the gravitational constant. Is F a continuous function of r ? Yes, F is a continuous function of r . No, F is not a continuous function of r

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