At what height above the earth’s surface is the acceleration due to gravity 1% less than its value at the surface?
Radius of earth is 6400 km. Take (1+x)-2 = 1 – 2x when x<<1
(a)
16 km
(b)
(c)
64 km
(d)
km
At what height above the earth’s surface is the acceleration due to gravity 1% less than its value at the surface?
Radius of earth is 6400 km. Take (1+x)-2 = 1 – 2x when x<<1
(a)
16 km
(b)
(c)
64 km
(d)
km
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At what height above the earth’s surface is the acceleration due to gravity 1% less than its value at the surface?
Radius of earth is 6400 km. Take (1+x)-2 = 1 – 2x when x<<1
(a)
16 km
(b)
(c)
64 km
(d)
km
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At what height above the earth’s surface is the acceleration due to gravity 1% less than its value at the surface? Radius of earth is 6400 km. Take (1+x)-2 = 1 – 2x when x<<1 |
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16 km |
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64 km |
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