Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 93SP
The Earth’s radius is about 6370 km. An object that has a mass of 20 kg is taken to a
height of 160 km above the Earth’s surface. (a) What is the object’s mass at this
height? (b) How much does the object weigh (i.e., how large a gravitational force
does it experience) at this height?
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