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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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Answer» 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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