Question

What happen to the weight of the body if the weight
becomes 116 at a certain
Also consider the radius of the earth
to be R
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Answer 1

Answer:

weight w = mg

m = mass (constent)

w

2

w

1

=

g

2

g

1

;g

1

=

R

2

GM

9

2

=

(R+h)

2

GM

;h = height

So

w

2

w

1

=

R

2

(R+h)

2

putting

W

2

w

1

=16=

R

2

(R+h)

2

⇒

R

R+h

=4⇒1+

2

h

=4⇒

h=3R