A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds

Chapter 13, Problem 9E

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A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 0.0075 m/s2 less than that at sea level. What is the observatory’s altitude?

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A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 0.0075 m/s2 less than that at sea level. What is the observatory’s altitude?

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In this problem, we have to find the observatory’s altitude.

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