A body weight 48 N on the surface of the earth. The gravitational force experienced by the body due to the earth at a height equal to one-third the radius of the earth from its surface is:

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[Solution by Claude - not from source] Distance from centre $=\frac43R$. $F=48\left(\frac{R}{4R/3}ight)^2=48	imes\frac{9}{16}=27$ N. Answer (2).

Q. A body weight 48 N on the surface of the earth. The gravitational force experienced by the body due to the earth at a height equal to one-third the radius of the earth from its surface is:

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