At a height above Earth's surface ( is Earth's radius)

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Problem

At a height

h = 0.5R_{\oplus}

above Earth's surface (

R_{\oplus}

is Earth's radius), the acceleration due to gravity changes from its surface value

g

g_h

. By approximately what percentage does

g

decrease at this altitude? (a)

44\%

(b)

56\%

(c)

33\%

(d)

50\%