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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?

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Answered by bobpursley
(1-7.0E-1)=(re/(re+alt))^2

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?
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