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HELP ASAP How does the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of a planet change if the planet's radius is doubled?

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Answer:

it would be halved 0.5, 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

2/4^2=/2^2=1/2/^2

It endsup being half it's value. so 0.5 is your answer :-)

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By the power of the inverse square law, the gravitational acceleration would be reduced by a factor of four.

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