Solved: You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless

Chapter 5, Problem 38

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You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity wras just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isnt so by calculating the acceleration of gravity 250km above the Earths surface in terms of g.

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