Two facts: A freely falling object at Earths surface

Chapter 4, Problem 96

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Two facts: A freely falling object at Earths surface dropsvertically 5 m in 1 s. Earths curvature drops 5 m foreach 8-km tangent. Discuss how these two facts relate tothe 8-km/s speed necessary to orbit Earth.

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