Asked by Dan
A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 7.0×10−3 less than that at sea level.
What is the observatory's altitude?
What is the observatory's altitude?
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Answered by
bobpursley
(1-7.0E-1)=(re/(re+alt))^2
That is the inverse square relationship.
That is the inverse square relationship.
Answered by
Dan
My Prof. used the equation ---- (G*Me)/((Re+h)^2)=g'
He said to solve for h which is what I did but it didn't work. Suggestions?
He said to solve for h which is what I did but it didn't work. Suggestions?
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