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The weight of a body on the surface of the earth is. What is the gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half the radius of earth?
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Acceleration due to gravity at altitude h is given by
...(i)
Weight of the body at earth's surface
...(ii)
Weight of the body at altitude
...(iii)
Using Eq. (ii), we get
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