Two concentric spherical shells with uniformly distributed masses M1 = 994 kg and M2 = 104 kg are situated as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the net gravitational force on a particle of mass m = 38 kg, due to the shells, when the particle is located at radial distance (a) a = 37 m, (b) b = 20 m, and (c) c = 6.1 m. M1 M2

Two concentric spherical shells with uniformly distributed masses M1 = 994 kg and M2 = 104 kg are situated as shown in the figure. Find the magnitude of the net gravitational force on a particle of mass m = 38 kg, due to the shells, when the particle is located at radial distance (a) a = 37 m, (b) b = 20 m, and (c) c = 6.1 m. M1 M2

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