From What Height Above the Surface of the Earth Should

question 58

Multiple Choice

From what height above the surface of the earth should an object be dropped to initially experience an acceleration of 0.54 g ? $\left( G = 6.67 \times 10 ^ { - 11 } \mathrm {~N} \cdot \mathrm { m } ^ { 2 } / \mathrm { kg } ^ { 2 } , M _ { \text {earth } } = 5.97 \times 10 ^ { 24 } \mathrm {~kg} , R \text { earth } = 6.38 \times \right.$ $10 ^ { 6 } \mathrm {~m} \text { ) }$

• A) 2900 km
• B) 5400 km
• C) 2300 km
• D) 1700 km

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