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You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while
Chapter 18, Problem 38P(choose chapter or problem)
(II) You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity \(250 \mathrm{~km}\) above the Earth's surface in terms of g.
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(II) You are explaining why astronauts feel weightless while orbiting in the space shuttle. Your friends respond that they thought gravity was just a lot weaker up there. Convince them and yourself that it isn't so by calculating the acceleration of gravity \(250 \mathrm{~km}\) above the Earth's surface in terms of g.
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So we have to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at a height of .
The value of acceleration due to gravity on the earth .