Flawed proof on FE wiki
« on: January 17, 2018, 08:29:42 PM »

Circled in red, is claimed to be the density formula? However, the actual formal for density is D=m/v. The difference is subtle, but the impacts are not. The proof is attempting the find the density of an area, when in fact density requires a VOLUME.

Macarios

Re: Flawed proof on FE wiki
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2018, 10:44:06 PM »
Marked part has no real error in it.
It simply represents mass as function of area, because thickness and density don't change with location.

For "more acceptable" explanation see "An Infinite Wall" here: http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath530/kmath530.htm

You will find that attraction force (weight) is:



and we already know that acceleration is:

g = F / m

Note that on infinite plane with finite gravity F and g don't change with altitude.
On Earth in reality they change not only with altitude, but with latitude as well.
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