For distances and that are small compared with Earth’s radius

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

For distances hh and dd that are small compared with Earth’s radius, show that the height hh above Earth’s surface that produces a given fractional decrease in acceleration due to gravity is half the depth dd below the surface that produces the same fractional decrease. State any approximations you make.

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