Question: A uniform wire with mass M and length L is bent into a semicircle. Find the magnitude and direction of the gravitational force this wire

A uniform wire with mass M and length L is bent into a semicircle. Find the magnitude and direction of the gravitational force this wire exerts on a point with mass m placed at the center of curvature of the semicircle.

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