A 85 kg man weighs 833 N on the Earth's surface. How far above the surface of the Earth would he...
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An 85 kg man weighs 833 N on the Earth's surface. How far above the surface of the Earth would he have to go to "lose" 18% of his body weight?
Gravitation pull of Earth
The weight given as {eq}w = mg {/eq} where {eq}m {/eq} is mass and {eq}g {/eq} is the acceleration due to gravity is just the gravitational pull of Earth at the surface on the mass {eq}m {/eq}. In general, the weight of a body of mass {eq}m {/eq} a distance {eq}R {/eq} from the center of Earth is
{eq}w = \dfrac{GM_E m}{R^2}, {/eq}
where {eq}G {/eq} is the gravitational constant and {eq}M_E {/eq} is the mass of Earth. We retrieve {eq}w = mg {/eq} when {eq}R = R_E {/eq} (Earth's radius), i.e. {eq}g = GM/R_E^2 {/eq}.
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View this answerTo lose a body weight of 18% means that if {eq}w {/eq} is the weight at the surface {eq}R_E {/eq}, then {eq}w' = (1-.18)w {/eq} at some distance...
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