Physics

Physics

Problem

A research balloon rises to an altitude of

160\,\text{km}

above the Earth’s surface. Taking Earth’s radius

R = 6400\,\text{km}

, the percentage decrease in the value of

g

at that altitude is closest to a)

2.5\%

b)

7\%

c)

3\%

d)

5\%

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