Asked by Gene
A 100-kg object is lifted to an altitude of 1000 km. What is the weight of the object on the ground? Does it have the same mass and weight at 1000 km? Explain.
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Answered by
Steve
on the ground, the weight is mg = 100*9.8 = 980N
Now, g=9.8 because
F = GMm/r^2 = mg, so
g = GM/r^2
If we say that r=6371km, then at 1000km altitude, we will have
9.8 * (6371/7371)^2 = 7.32, so the 100kg mass will weigh only 732N
Now, g=9.8 because
F = GMm/r^2 = mg, so
g = GM/r^2
If we say that r=6371km, then at 1000km altitude, we will have
9.8 * (6371/7371)^2 = 7.32, so the 100kg mass will weigh only 732N
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