University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Potential Energy and Energy Conservation - Problems - Discussion Questions - Page 228: Q7.18

Answer

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Work Step by Step

From the graph we see that potential energy is always negative, which means, that force is always pointed in an opposite direction to displacement. And because we're always approximately 6300 km away from earth center, we're always tend to fall down.
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