What is the acceleration due to gravity at a height equal to the radius of the Earth?

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What is the acceleration due to gravity at a height equal to the radius of the Earth?
  1. g/2
  2. g/3
  3. g/4
  4. g/5

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Q: What is the acceleration due to gravity at a height equal to the radius of the Earth?
Solution: At height equal to radius, g' = g / (1 + h/R)² = g / (2)² = g/4.
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