At what altitude h above the north pole is the weightof an object reduced to one-third

Chapter 1, Problem 1/7

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At what altitude h above the north pole is the weight of an object reduced to one-third of its earth-surface value? Assume a spherical earth of radius R and express h in terms of R.

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