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Your weight on earth and beyond it

publish date: 2024/03/22 23:38:00 UTC

Your distance to the center of the earth is about 4000 miles when I am on the surface. If you go to a height of 4000 miles above the surface of the earth, the force of gravity (your weight) then becomes what fraction of your present weight?

\(\frac12\)

\(\frac13\)

\(\frac14\)

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Your weight on earth and beyond it

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