On the x -axis and at a distance x from the origin, the gravitational field due to a mass distribution is given by A x x 2 + a 2 3 / 2 in the x -direction. The magnitude of the gravitational potential

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On the x -axis and at a distance x from the origin, the gravitational field due to a mass distribution is given by A x x 2 + a 2 3 / 2 in the x -direction. The magnitude of the gravitational potential on the x -axis at a distance x , taking its value to be zero at infinity is:

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V x = − ∫ ∞ x A x A 2 + x 2 3 / 2 − d x V x = - A A 2 + x 2

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