Imagine a shaft going all the way through the Earth from pole to pole along its rotation

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Imagine a shaft going all the way through the Earth from pole to pole along its rotation axis. Assuming the Earth to be a homogeneous ball and neglecting the air drag, find:
(a) The equation of motion of a body falling down into the shaft;
(b) How long does it take the body to reach the other end of the shaft?
(c) The velocity of the body at the Earth's centre.
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

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