8.15 A body weighs 63 N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?
8.15 A body weighs 63 N on the surface of the earth. What is the gravitational force on it due to the earth at a height equal to half the radius of the earth?
Weight of the body, W = 63 N
Acceleration due to gravity at h from the Earth's surface is given by
g' = where g = acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface, = Radius of the Earth. h =
g' = = = (4/9)g
Weight of the body of mass m at a height h is given by
W' = m X g' = (4/9) mg = (4/9) x w
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