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At a given point 8 x 10^6m above from the center of the Earthof calculate the gravitational acceleration. The mass of the earth is 5.9 x 10^24 kg and G = 6.67 x 10^-11 N/m^2 /kg^2

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Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

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