Conceptual Integrated Science
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780135197394
Author: Hewitt, Paul G., LYONS, Suzanne, (science Teacher), Suchocki, John, Yeh, Jennifer (jennifer Jean)
Publisher: PEARSON EDUCATION (COLLEGE)
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Chapter 5, Problem 55TS
If you stood atop a super-tall ladder three times as far from Earth’s center as at Earth’s surface, how would your weight compare with its present value?
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