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A women who normally weighs 400 N stands on top of a ladder so high she is one full additional earth radius above the surface of the earth. How much does she weigh now

Respuesta :

The woman weighs 100N now.

Explanation:

Given:

F is given as 400N

one full additional earth radius formed

To Find:

Weight of the woman=?

Solution:

We know that gravitational force is inversely proportional to the square of radius.

[tex]f_g=\frac{1}{r^2}[/tex]

where

[tex]f_g[/tex] is the gravitational force

[tex]r^2[/tex] is the radius square

So when radius is doubled, the force becomes one fourth of the original.

Therefore [tex]\frac{1}{4} \times400 = 100N[/tex]