What percentage of the acceleration at Earth's surface is the acceleration due to gravity at the position of a satellite located

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489 km above Earth

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lana66690 [7] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-11T18:57:51+03:00

Answer:

Explanation:

The formula for variation in the value of g due to height h is given by the following relation .

g₁ = g₀ ( 1 - h / R )

g₁ and g₀ are value of acceleration due to gravity at height h from surface and at surface and R is radius of the earth .

R = 6370 km , h = 489 km ( given )

g₁ = g₀ ( 1 - 489 / 6370 )

= .923 g₀

g₁ in percent terms = .923 x 100

= 92.3 % .