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Standard XII
Physics
Newton's Law of Gravitation
Compare the w...
Question
Compare the weight of a body when it is
(i) 200km above the surface of the Earth and
(ii) 200km below the surface of the earth.
A radius of the Earth is
6400
km
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Solution
(i)
g
′
=
g
(
1
−
2
h
R
)
=
g
(
1
−
2
×
200
6400
)
=
15
g
16
(ii)
g
′
=
g
(
1
−
h
R
)
=
g
(
1
−
200
6400
)
31
g
32
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