State the physical condition on the change in distance from Earth’s center that…

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Problem

State the physical condition on the change in distance from Earth’s center that allows the gravitational force on an object near Earth’s surface to be treated as constant.

Related theory

Variation of g
Gravitational Field & Acceleration
Gravitation
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