Question #307464

At what height above the surface of the earth , does the weight of an object decrease to 0.8 of the original






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Expert's answer
2022-03-08T19:36:04-0500
g=GMR2, gn=0.8g=0.8GMR2=GMRn2, Rn=R0.8=7127 km,g=\dfrac{GM}{R^2},\\\space\\ g_n=0.8g=\dfrac{0.8GM}{R^2}=\dfrac{GM}{R^2_n},\\\space\\ R_n=\dfrac{R}{\sqrt{0.8}}=7127\text{ km},


which corresponds to a height above the Earth's surface of


H=RnR=752 km.H=R_n-R=752\text{ km}.


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