By How Many Newtons Does the Weight of a 100-Kg

question 4

Multiple Choice

By how many newtons does the weight of a 100-kg person change when he goes from sea level to an altitude of 5.0 km if we neglect the earth's rotational effects? (The mean radius of the Earth is 6.38 × 10⁶ m,G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N • m²/kg².)

• A) -0.60 N
• B) -1.5 N
• C) -2.6 N
• D) -3.6 N
• E) -5.2 N

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