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Problem
The radius of the Earth is
R
R
R
. A satellite is launched to a height
h
=
R
4
h = \frac{R}{4}
h
=
4
R
above the Earth's surface. What is
gravitational force on satellite at the surface
gravitational force on satellite at height
h
\frac{\text{gravitational force on satellite at the surface}}{\text{gravitational force on satellite at height } h}
gravitational force on satellite at height
h
gravitational force on satellite at the surface
? A.
4
5
\frac{4}{5}
5
4
B.
16
25
\frac{16}{25}
25
16
C.
25
16
\frac{25}{16}
16
25
D.
5
4
\frac{5}{4}
4
5
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