Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the a.) surface of the earth b.) 3500km above the surface of the earth The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 1024 kg. The radius of the earth is 6.38 x 106 m.

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A: The given values are, m=7.0×1023 kgR=1000 km=1000×103 m

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A: Given:Weight of body, w = mg = 70 NHeight = radius of earth / 2

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A: The gravitational acceleration at height h above the Earth's surface  is given by, g'= g(1+hR)2

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Centripetal Force

A particle, body, object or certain mass while travelling in a rotational path or semicircular path, experiences an inertia force. If that inertia force pulls the towards the inward of the imaginary circle in the rotation, it is termed as centripetal force.