A geologist wants the acceleration due to gravity at a certain research station to…

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A geologist wants the acceleration due to gravity at a certain research station to differ from the surface value by no more than 1%1\%. Assuming that the variation of gg with altitude obeys the approximate relation gh=g(1−2hR)g_h = g\bigl(1-2\tfrac{h}{R}\bigr), determine the greatest height above the Earth’s surface that the station may be built. Take R=6.4×106 mR = 6.4 \times 10^6\,\text{m}.

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