Taking Earth’s radius as

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Taking Earth’s radius as 6400 km6400\,\text{km}, at approximately what depth below the surface will the acceleration due to gravity become 90%90\% of its surface value? (a) 320 km320\,\text{km} (b) 1280 km1280\,\text{km} (c) 640 km640\,\text{km} (d) 576 km576\,\text{km}

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