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A body weighs  newton at the surface of the earth. Its weight at a height equals to half the radius of the earth, will be

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A body weighs  newton at the surface of the earth. Its weight at a height equals to half the radius of the earth, will be

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2)

3)

4)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (3) -

The value of acceleration due to gravity at a height   above the earth’s surface is given by  

where  is radius of earth.

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