A body of mass is lifted to a height of above the Earth’s surface

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Gravitation · Gravitation

Problem

A body of mass

10\,\text{kg}

is lifted to a height of

800\,\text{m}

above the Earth’s surface. Taking

g = 9.8\,\text{m s}^{-2}

and Earth’s radius

R = 6400\,\text{km}

, calculate the weight of the body at this height.