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Problem
For a point located at a small height
h
h
h
above Earth’s surface (
h
≪
R
h \ll R
h
≪
R
), the approximate acceleration due to gravity is given by a)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
h
R
)
g_h = g\bigl(1-\tfrac{h}{R}\bigr)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
R
h
)
b)
g
h
=
g
(
1
+
2
h
R
)
g_h = g\bigl(1+2\tfrac{h}{R}\bigr)
g
h
=
g
(
1
+
2
R
h
)
c)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
2
h
R
)
g_h = g\bigl(1-2\tfrac{h}{R}\bigr)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
2
R
h
)
d)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
3
h
R
)
g_h = g\bigl(1-3\tfrac{h}{R}\bigr)
g
h
=
g
(
1
−
3
R
h
)
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