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the height at which the weight of the body becomes 1/16th its weight on the surface of the earth is ??????????????????

the height at which the weight of the body becomes 1/16th its weight on the surface of the earth is ??????????????????

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Ashwin Sinha
520 Points
12 years ago

Dear Jaya Priya,

Since,

 g_h=g_0\left(\frac{r_e}{r_e+h}\right)^2

 

So, at hetght h = 3re , it is so.

 

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