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Posted by Everett on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 8:25pm.

A person 12,000 km from the center of earth has a mass of 70 kg and weighs 182 N. What is the acceleration due to gravity at this altitude?

science - Steve, Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 4:33am
F = ma
182 = 70a
a = 2.6

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