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How the value of 'g' varies with altitude?

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The value of acceleration due to gravity changes with altitude. The gravitational force above the Earth's surface is proportional to $\frac{1}{R^{2}}$ , where R is the distance from the center of the Earth. The table below shows the value of g at various locations from Earth's center:

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