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Acceleration due to gravity at surface of earth is g. At what depth, the acceleration due to gravity becomes g/2 , if radius of earth is Re ?

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Hey DEAR,

● Answer -

DEPTH = Re/2

● Explanation -

LET g' be the acceleration due to GRAVITY at depth d.

g' = g (1 - d/Re)

g/2 = g (1 - d/Re)

1/2 = 1 - d/Re

d/R = 1 - 1/2

d = Re/2

Therefore, acceleration due to gravity will be g/2 at the depth of Re/2.

Hope this helped you.



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