A geophysicist wishes to know how far below Earth’s surface she must install a…

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Problem

A geophysicist wishes to know how far below Earth’s surface she must install a gravimeter so that the measured acceleration due to gravity is 3%3\% less than the surface value. (a) Set up the relation connecting depth and the fractional change in acceleration due to gravity. (b) Hence calculate the required depth. Use RE=6.4×106 mR_{\rm E}=6.4\times10^{6}\,\text{m}.

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