Asked by nick

how far from the center of the earth would a person with a weight of 469N on earth have to be to have a weight off 55.4N?

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Answered by Steve
weight decreases as the square of distance, so since the weight ratio is

55.4/469 = 0.1181

the distance ratio will have to be

1/√.1181 = 2.909

so, what's 2.909 times the earth's radius?
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