Question

An object weighs 98n at the north pole of the earth what will be the differance between its true weight and apparent weight if it is jept in a satellite orbiting at a height 6r from the surface of the earth of raduis r

Answer 1

there is likely different between them. the wt.at north pole is more than the wt. at height 6r from the earth surface

Answer 2

The difference between the object's true weight and apparent weight is 98 N.

• When an object is in a satellite, it is in a condition of free fall.
• The weight of the object gets nullified by the centrifugal force.
• Hence any object in a satellite will experience weightlessness.
• So the apparent weight of the given object weight, if it is kept in a satellite orbiting at a height 6r from the surface of the earth, is 0N.
• The actual weight or the true weight is 98N.
• Hence the difference is 98 - 0 = 98N.