Approximately how high above the Earth’s surface must a body be taken so that the…

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Problem

Approximately how high above the Earth’s surface must a body be taken so that the acceleration due to gravity decreases by

1\%

? Take Earth’s radius

R = 6400\,\text{km}

. (a)

16\,\text{km}

(b)

64\,\text{km}

(c)

32\,\text{km}

(d)

3.2\,\text{km}