Determine the ratio of Earth's gravitational force exerted on an 80-kg person when at Earth's surface and when 1000km above Earth's surface. The radius of Earth is 6370 km.
I have tried (6370)^2/(7370)^2 = 0.747 and it is wrong??
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That is the correct answer for a ratio.
What equation did you use?
It is the also 1/0.747 or 1.376