Posted by Stephanie on Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 9:46am.
Duplicate question. Refer to my response elsewhere.
g1 = G•M/R^2
g2 = G•M/r^2
r=R/2
g1/g2=r^2/R^2=1/4
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