A probe is in circular motion at an altitude of above Earth’s surface

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Problem

A probe is in circular motion at an altitude of 500 km500\,\text{km} above Earth’s surface. At what depth below the surface must a detector be placed so that the magnitude of acceleration due to gravity at that depth is equal to that at the probe’s location? Take Earth’s radius RE=6400 kmR_{\rm E} = 6400\,\text{km}.

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