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13 February, 03:23

At what altitude above earth's surface would the gravitational acceleration be 9.0 m/s2

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  1. 13 February, 03:43
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    It would never be this value.

    Acceleration due to gravity is a constant.

    if F=ma

    Then

    a = F / m

    which cancels down to give a fixed value of 9.8m/s^2

    So regardless of mass, all free falling objects accelerate at the same rate.

    (Look up on youtube Feather and cannon ball drop in a vacuum)
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