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Where does a body have more weight: at the pole or at the equator of the earth​

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Depends On the distance for me :/
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As the distance of the pole is less than the distance of the equator from the center of the earth, the force of attraction is higher on the body at poles than at the equator. Hence the weight of a body is greater at pole than at the equator

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