find the effective value of g due to height
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Answer:
a = G*M/R², where a is the acceleration due to gravity, G is the universal gravitational constant, M is mass, and R is distance, which, at sea level, the average radius of the Earth is 6.376 * 10^6 m.
For a height h, the acceleration due to gravity is: a = GM/(R+h)^2 … so it decreases as h grows.
Explanation:
What you need to notice about these equations
-The strength of Earth’s gravitational field on a body gets weaker as you move farther away from the Earth’s center. Gravity is considered a weak force.
-Because of the magnitude (10^6) of these variables, h makes little difference until it too, is a sizable number.
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M = Mass of earth
m = mass of body above the earth
G = Universal Gravitational Constant
R = Radius of earth
h = Height of mass 'm' from the surface of the earth
g = Acceleration due to gravity
gh = Acceleration due to gravity at height 'h'
g = GM / R²
gh = GM / (R + h)²
∴ gh/g = [ GM / (R + h)² ] x [ R² / GM ]
∴ gh = g ( R / R + h )²