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- Homework Statement
- a uniform ring of mass M and radius R is tilted at an angle theta. find the gravitational potential at a point P at a distance r from the center of the ring.
- Relevant Equations
- gravitational potential = GM/r
I tried finding the potential due to a small element dM of the ring let's say dV, the summation of dV for all the dM's of the ring will give the potential at the point P, but since every element dM of the ring is at a different distance from the point P I am unable to come up with a differential equation to find the potential at P.