Answer:
The average velocity is 180 km/hr
Explanation:
Given;
initial velocity, u = 60 km per hour
final velocity, v = 120 km per hour
initial time = 1 hour
final time = 2 hour
Initial position = 60 km/h x 1 hour = 60 km
final position = 120 km/h x 2 hour = 240 km
The average velocity is given by;
Therefore, the average velocity is 180 km/hr
Given,
Distance from the surface to the center of the earth, d=4000 miles
Distance from the center to you at a height of 8000 miles, a= 8000+4000=12000 miles
The gravitational force acting on a person at the surface is equal to his weight.
From Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation, the gravitational force is
Where G is the gravitational constant, M is the mass of the earth, m is the mass of the object/person, r is the distance between the center of the earth and the object/person
At the surface, this force is equal to the weight of the person, W=mg
i.e.
On substituting the of d,
At a height of 8000 miles from the surface, the gravitational force is equal to,
On dividing the above two equations,
Therefore,
Therefore at a height of 8000 miles above the surface of the earth, the force of gravity becomes 1/9 time your weight.
