What would be the acceleration of gravity (in m/s²) at the surface of a world with seven times Earth's mass and nine times its radius? HINT m/s²

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What would be the acceleration of gravity (in m/s2) at the surface of a world with seven times Earth's mass and nine times its radius?
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Transcribed Image Text:What would be the acceleration of gravity (in m/s2) at the surface of a world with seven times Earth's mass and nine times its radius? HINT m/s2
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The acceleration due to gravity is given as:

g=GMr2........(1)where,G is universal gravitational constantM is the mass of the planet r is the radius of the planet

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