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If you weigh 200.0 lb at sea level, how much would you weigh at the top of Mt. Everest? Assume the Earth's radius is 4000 miles and Everest is 5.000 miles high.

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

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Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

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Chapter7: Gravitation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 73A

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Problem 08

Part A
If you weigh 200.0 lb at sea level, how much would you
weigh at the top of Mt. Everest? Assume the Earth's
radius is 4000 miles and Everest is 5.000 miles high.
Express your answer in pounds to four significant
figures.

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