JEE Main 2019 — Gravitation Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2019 (Online) 10th April Morning Slot
Question
The value of acceleration due to gravity at
Earth's surface is 9.8 ms–2. The altitude above
its surface at which the acceleration due to
gravity decreases to 4.9 ms–2, is close to :
(Radius of earth = 6.4 × 106 m)
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Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
D2.6 × 106 m
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