Question

how do you Compute the approximate acceleration of gravity for an object above the earth's surface, assigning accel gravity with the result. The expression for the acceleration of gravity is: (G * M) / (d 2), where G is the gravitational constant 6.673 x 10-11, M is the mass of the earth 5.98 x 1024 (in kg), and d is the distance in meters from the Earth's center (stored in variable dist center).

Answer 1

The approximate acceleration of gravity for an object above the earth's surface is 9.8 m/s².

Acceleration due to gravity

The acceleration due to gravity of an object above the Earth's surface is calculated from Newton's second law of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.

Force between the object and Earth

$F_g = \frac{GmM}{R^2}$

Weight of the object

$F_g = mg$

Solve (1) and (2)

mg = GmM/R²

g = GM/R²

where;

• M is mass of Earth
• G is gravitational constant
• R is radius of the Earth = 6,371 km

g = (6.673 x 10⁻¹¹ x 5.98 x 10²⁴)/(6,371 x 10³)²

g = 9.8 m/s²

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