Use 80.7 kg as the theoretical mass of the person.  Polar radius: 6.36×106 m Equatorial radius: 6.37×106 m

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Please help me answer this. Use 80.7 kg as the theoretical mass of the person. 

Polar radius: 6.36×106 m

Equatorial radius: 6.37×106 m

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The polar radius is rp = 6.36×106 m.

The equilateral radius is re = 6.37×106 m.

The mass of the person is m = 80.7 kg.

The acceleration due to gravity for a person when he is at the north pole is calculated as,

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Here, G is a gravitational constant whose value is 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg and M is the mass of the earth whose values is 5.972 x 1024 kg.

Substitute the known values.

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