The weight of a plane parked at an airport gate is 155,500 lb. If the plane is flying at an altitude of 35,000 ft, calculate the gravitational force exerted on the plane.

(a) Using the law of gravitation, where m_earth =4.0925 ×10²³ slugs, r_earth = 3959 miles.

(b) Using W =Mg, where m =mass and g =gravitational acceleration.

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