the weight (in pounds) w=f(d) of an object varies inversely as the square of its distance (in thousands of miles) d from the center of earth a. an astronaut weights 180 pounds at sea level (about 4 thousand miles from earth's center) find an equation of F b. how much would the astronaut weight at 2 thousand miles above earth's surface? c. at what distance fromthe center of earth would the astronaut weigh , pound?  miles? ( round to the nearest miles as needed)

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the weight (in pounds) w=f(d) of an object varies inversely as the square of its distance (in thousands of miles) d from the center of earth

a. an astronaut weights 180 pounds at sea level (about 4 thousand miles from earth's center) find an equation of F

b. how much would the astronaut weight at 2 thousand miles above earth's surface?

c. at what distance fromthe center of earth would the astronaut weigh , pound? 

miles? ( round to the nearest miles as needed)

d. estimate how much the astronaut would weight on the surface of the moon. the moon is a mean distance of about 239 thousand miles from earth

pound? ( round to three decimal places as needed)

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