Express the acceleration ion of gravity gh at an altitude h above the surface of the earth

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Express the acceleration ion of gravity gh at an altitude h above the surface of the earth in terms of the acceleration of gravity g0 at the surface of the earth, the altitude h, and the radius R of the earth. Determine the percent error if the weight that an object has on the surface of the earth is used as its weight at an altitude of
(a) 1 km,
(b) 1000 km.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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