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At what distance above the surface of the Earth is the acceleration due to Earth gravity 0.95 metre per second

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To Find :

At what distance above the surface of the Earth is the acceleration due to Earth gravity 0.95 meter per second square​.

Solution :

Let, acceleration due to gravity at height h is
g_h.


(g_h)/(g)=(R^2)/((R+h)^2)\\\\((R+h))/(R)=\sqrt{(9.8)/(0.95)}\\\\((R+h))/(R)=3.2\\\\h = 3.2R - R\\\\h = 2.2R\\\\h = 2.2* 6400 \ km \\\\h = 14080\ km

Therefore, the height is 14080 km.

Hence, this is the required solution.

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