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A body is weighted at the poles and then at the equator. The weight

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at the equator will be greater than at the poles
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at the poles will be greater than at the equator
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at the poles will be equal to the weight at the equator
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none of these
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Solution

The correct option is A at the poles will be greater than at the equator
Answer is B.

A body weighs more at the poles than at the equator, because the earth is not a perfect square, but it is flattened at the poles. The distance between the equator and the center of the earth is less than at the poles; therefore the force of gravitation is more at the poles than at the equator; and so it weighs more at the poles than equator.
Hence, the weight of a body at the poles will be greater than at the equator.

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