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If the acceleration due to gravity. g. is 10msa is 10m/s at the n at a height of surface of the earth (radius 6400 km), the 1600 km the value of g will be (in m/ s2)

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Q. If the acceleration due to gravity, g, is 10

m / s^{2}

at the surface of the earth (radius 6400 km), then at a height of 1600 km the value of g will be ( in

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Q. Calculate the acceleration due to gravity at a point

64 k m

32 k m

below the surface of earth.
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. Acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth

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