Asked by Jen

You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity 562 km above the Earth's surface in terms of g.
Answered by bobpursley
g(562km)= 9.8m/s^2 * (re/re+562km)^2

put re in km..
Answered by Jen
I know everything else but what is RE?
Answered by jen
im guessing its the radius of earth?
Answered by Anonymous
so what would you do from there?
Answered by anonymous
Plug in the radius of the earth which is 6.38*10^6 meters. you can convert the 562 km to 562000meters. plug in and solve.
Answered by Greatest Ever
yo fool cmon...
Answered by Anonymous
how do you solve without the mass of the space shuttle?
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