acceleration due to gravity for a nearly spherical planet is directly proportional to distance from its centre for a point inside it. True or False?

Suppose we want to find out the gravitational acceleration at a depth h from the surface of the planet. Let the mass of the planet is M and its radius R. 
The gravitational acceleration at this depth is given by,
g=G×M43πR3×43πR-h3R-h2=GMR-hR3=GM1-hRR2
It varies linearly with h. So the statement is true.

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