Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 12 - Gravity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 410: 17

Answer

$g=0.00270\frac{m}{s^2}$

Work Step by Step

As $g=\frac{GM_E}{r^2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $g=6.67\times 10^{-11}\times \frac{5.97\times 10^{24}}{(3.84\times 10^8)^2}$ $g=0.00270\frac{m}{s^2}$
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