Find the ratio of the magnitudes of the initial slopes at the Earth’s surface of the…

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Problem

Find the ratio of the magnitudes of the initial slopes at the Earth’s surface of the curves (i)

g

versus altitude

h

and (ii)

g

versus depth

d

. What does this ratio indicate about the relative rates at which

g

decreases for small

h

and for small

d