1-81 On the surface of the earth the weight of a body is 200 lb. At what distance from the center of the earth would the weight of the body be 50 lb?

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1-81 On the surface of the earth the weight of a body is
200 lb. At what distance from the center of the earth would
the weight of the body be
50 lb?
Transcribed Image Text:1-81 On the surface of the earth the weight of a body is 200 lb. At what distance from the center of the earth would the weight of the body be 50 lb?
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Weight of the body at the surface, W=200 lb=90.7185 kg

Weight of the body at the d, W'=50 lb=22.6796 kg

The radius of the Earth, RE = 6371 km

The variation of the gravity with respect to the depth of the Earth is given as,

g'=g1-dR

 

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